The piglet was one of eight from its litter that survived
© ReutersThe piglet was one of eight from its litter that survived
The piglet is one of a litter of fifteen born four days ago, eight of which survived.

However the piglet was struggling to compete with its siblings for mum's milk.

So the creature now lives inside with farmer Lin, who is taking care of it.

Lin, from Zhijin county in China's western Guizhou province, said the piglet scared her at first.

She told Chinese news site 6Park: "I am already 63 years old and have never seen a pig look like this."

Lin has already turned down some generous offers for the piglet
© 6PARK.COM Lin has already turned down some generous offers for the piglet

Yet it's not the first time such a creature has been born; another pig with a monkey face was born in Cuba in January.

In that case, it was born with a congenital defect which caused its death, according to local media reports.