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Colorado pig 'Miracle' walks on two legs

By Daniel Uria
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A newborn pig in Colorado has overcome a birth defect by learning to walk on its two front legs.

"Miracle the mini pig" was born at Colorado Cutie Pigs on Aug. 31, 2106 without a pair of back legs after his umbilical cord became tangled around the unformed legs as he was born simultaneously with another pig.

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"I didnt think he would live as moms usually abandon the 'sick' ones," a post on the farm's website stated. "Babe did not though. I watched as he figured out how to walk on his front legs in a matter of a few minutes."

Video shared to YouTube shows Miracle using his front two legs to quickly scurry around the farm with relative ease.

"The first day, he started walking on his front legs and it was amazing to watch because he doesn't know anything is wrong with him," owner Ari Smith told WCMH. "He just thinks this is normal, how he walks."

Smith has also launched a GoFundMe campaign seeking $2,400 to purchase a wheelchair for Miracle to help him get around.

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"He needs a wheelchair and he'll probably go to a home that can deal with such a different little guy," she said. "I really want him to go to somebody that can deal with his issues on top of being a pig."

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