The strange-looking creature was born in the San Juan y Martinez area of western Cuba's Pinar del Rio. The brown piglet has a face and ears just like a chimp while its nine pink siblings are all completely normal. Its terrified owner called out the vet as soon as he saw the bizarre little pig.

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And villagers have been flocking to see the unusual creature which has to be held by its owners so that it can suckle at its mother's teat. The vet has taken blood samples to investigate how the abnormal piglet developed in the way that it has. Videos and photographs are proving popular with viewers after being shared online.

CEN Villagers have been flocking to see the unusual creature