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Underwater photographer Eric Cheng stumbled across the unusual residents during a diving expedition to the area.

"We were in the southern Bahamas to photograph oceanic white-tip sharks," says the 33-year-old. 

"Our captain, Jim Abernethy, had heard that there were pigs on Big Major so we decided to go and check it out"



"Nadine Umbscheiden, one of the photographers, was so at ease with them," reveals Eric

"We dubbed her the 'pig whisperer' because she was so good at getting the pigs to swim to our cameras!"

"Because locals bring food, the pigs will run into the water and actually swim out to the oncoming boats, as if to greet them individually"



Pictures: Eric Cheng/Barcroft Media.  Source: Telegraph.co.uk - The bay of pigs: swine swimming in crystal clear water in the Bahamas