Pigs fight off black bear that hopped into their pen in Connecticut

Wild video reveals a pair of pigs fiercely preventing off a big black bear that climbed into their enclosure in Connecticut.

The pigpen in New Milford regarded extra like a wrestling ring when the bear scaled a fence and started attacking one of many oinkers earlier this month.

Ring safety video obtained by NBC Connecticut confirmed a white pig named Mary pushing again towards the bruin.

Hammy, a black hog who had been inside roofed shelter hooked up to the sty, then all of a sudden prices on the bear, backing it right into a nook on its hind legs, the dramatic footage reveals.

After a couple of minutes, the embattled bear leaps out of the pen.

Rebecca Shaw, who owns the remedy pigs, advised the outlet she was pleased with the plucky animals.

“I'm very pleased with them as a result of Hammy, the baby particularly, he’s afraid of his personal shadow and the best way he got here charging out when he seen Mary tussling with the bear,” Shaw stated. “He was like ‘oh no, no method, get out.’

The pigs, Mary and Hammy, have been capable of work collectively to shortly scare the bear out of their pen.

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Your complete pigs vs. bear wrestling match was captured on Ring safety video.

Rebecca Shaw/NBC Connecticut

Shaw stated an alarm sometimes goes off if there’s a disturbance within the yard, however she didn't hear it that night. She solely discovered in regards to the bear after listening to her son and brother yelling.

She stated the bear appeared “cute” at first on the safety footage, tumbling round within the hay beside the pig pen — earlier than it jumped the fence.

“That’s after I realized that my pigs can defend themselves,” Shaw stated, including, “I thank God, once more, as a result of it might have ended very badly.”