Due to his mother's neglect, Chive is being hand-reared by Nashville Zoo veterinary staff. Read more about his surprising arrival.

A male red river hog piglet named Chive was unexpectedly born at the Nashville Zoo and is now being hand-reared.

According to zoo officials, the Red River hogs — three girls and one boy — were successfully delivered on April 11, and are the first of their species to be born at the Nashville Zoo.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJW) – The Nashville Zoo celebrated the birth of a surprise red river hog piglet, and it’s just too cute! Photos of the baby pig, named Chive, were shared on the Nashville ...

The Nashville Zoo announced the birth of a male red river hog piglet on Wednesday. The zoo said Chive was born April 1 to ...

Red river hogs are native to rainforests in west and central Africa. They tend to wallow in rivers and streams and, among ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The team at the Nashville Zoo got a surprise earlier this week when red river hog, Tater, gave birth to a new piglet. The piglet was born Tuesday, April 1. The ...

The Nashville Zoo has a new red river hog piglet. Chive was born April 1 and is now about the size of a cantaloupe. Staff found him weak, cold and covered in afterbirth so they stepped in to raise him ...