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A couple who thought they had a fashionable micropig were stunned when their prized pet grew into 47 stone MONSTER.

一双爱侣一直观得他们养的是一头可儿的迷你猪，成果当这头猪长成重达47英石（1英石=6.35千克）的硕大无朋时，俩东说念主惊呆了。

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The gigantic grunter， called Esther， is heavier than a fully grown polar bear - but owners Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter thought she would stay a cute little piggy， never weighing more than five stone.

它的主东说念主史蒂夫·詹金斯和德里克·瓦尔特一直以为她会一直是一头体重不跳动5英石的萌萌的小猪仔。可是咫尺，这头叫埃斯特（Esther）的迷你猪却长成了巨型猪，体重居然比成年的北极熊还要重。

 

The whopping swine， thought to be a commercial hog， lives in their house， eats £30 worth of fruit， veg and oats a week and even enjoys a nap on the couple’s bed.

这头巨型猪与二东说念主活命在沿路，每星期要吃掉30磅的生果、蔬菜和燕麦，它甚而还会在爱妻俩的床上打个盹。

 

And the two-year-old sow is an internet sensation with her own Facebook page， Esther the Wonder Pig， which has an amazing 235，000 followers.

这头两岁的母猪在汇集上也酿成了小震荡。她有我方的脸书主页名叫“埃斯特，神奇的猪”，而粉丝数目达到了惊东说念主的23万5千东说念主。

Steve， from Ontario， Canada， said: "We lived in denial for a long-time， friends would come over and say 'she's getting bigger' and Derek and I would say 'no she's not'.

来自加拿大安大略省的史蒂夫说：“有很长一段工夫咱们皆在自我蒙蔽：每次一又友们来家里说它变大了，我和德里克就说‘莫得，她不会变大的’。”

 

"But soon she was standing to steal things off the kitchen counters， the couch became smaller， and of course there was the weight gain.

“可是很快她就长高到不错从厨房的流理台偷东西吃，她一躺上沙发，沙发变小了，很昭着，她确实变大了。

 

"We just adapted and loved her more. What else could we do? It wasn't her fault and we would never give up a pet.

“但咱们只是去恰当她，加倍地爱她。除此之外，咱们还能作念什么呢？这又不是她的错，咱们也不会拔除她这个宠物。

 

"At night， when we lived in Georgetown [America] she had a mattress in the living room， but since we moved to the farm she has decided she needs to be close to us and now sleeps beside our bed with her mattress on the floor.

“当咱们还住在（好意思国）乔治城（Georgetown）的时候，晚上，咱们给她一条床垫让她睡在客厅里，可是自从咱们搬到农场后，她却愈加粘咱们了，是以咫尺咱们在地板上放了个床垫，让她睡在咱们的床边。

 

"She still on occasion climbs up onto our bed for a nap during the day."

“她惟恐在日间的时候仍然会爬到咱们睡的床上打个盹。”

 

The enormous animal - who is toilet trained - lives in their house along with two dogs and a cat. The couple provide daily Facebook updates on Esther's exploits and sell calendars， postcards and mugs featuring the gentle giant.

这头能我方上茅厕的巨型猪与其他两只狗和一只猫沿路活命着。良伴俩每天更新埃斯特的脸书，还出售以她为卖点的日期、明星片和马克杯。

 

Esther is now almost ten times her expected size， and is fed a diet of rolled oats， barley， and corn. She also enjoys fresh fruit and vegetables like over ripe bananas and veggie peels.

咫尺的埃斯特比主东说念主蓝本猜想的体积大十倍。她每天吃燕麦片、大麦和玉米，也心爱吃极新的生果、蔬菜，比如熟透的香蕉和蔬菜叶。

 

The cute pink animal spends her days rooting in the gardens， eating， sleeping and cuddling up to her other furry friends.

每天，这头可儿的巨型猪在园地里嬉戏，吃东西，寝息以及和她的猫狗一又友玩耍。

 

In just one year， her Facebook page has picked up more than 235，000 followers who are treated to pictures and videos of the pig.

只是一年的工夫，她的脸书主页照旧有跳动23万5千的粉丝了。在主页上，粉丝们不错观赏关联这头猪的像片和视频。

 

Steve added: "It is still surreal and absolutely mind-boggling. We started Esther's page just as a way for immediate friends and family to stay in touch with us and Esther's antics.

史蒂夫补充说念：“这仍然吵嘴常难以置信的。咱们驱动只是把埃斯特的脸书主页手脚一种与一又友和家东说念主保抓亲密推敲、共享埃斯特的滑稽行动的阶梯。

 

"But one of those friends shared Esther's page on an animal-related website and the next thing we knew Esther's page had 10，000 likes and it never stopped.

“但我的一个一又友将埃斯特的主页共享到了一个与动物关连的网站，自后，咱们知说念埃斯特的主页已有1万东说念主点赞了，何况数目还在不断增多。

 

"Derek and I are Esther's voice and some days it is really challenging to come up with new quips and I will sit there staring at a picture until something comes to me.

“德里克和我成为了埃斯特的发言东说念主。有的时候，这差使挺禁止易的，为了想出一句配图的俏皮话，我会坐在那边盯着图片一直到灵感浮现约束。

 

"Other days it's as if I can read Esther's thoughts and I swear she can convey them with her eyes and her smile.

“惟恐候，从埃斯特传递给我的眼神和含笑中，我嗅觉我好像大致读懂她的心念念。

 

"People's reaction to meeting Esther still amazes us， it's like they're meeting a movie star or royalty. Even now people are amazed by her size and her awareness.

“东说念主们见到埃斯特时的反映仍然会让咱们吃惊，这反映就好像他们见到了一位电影明星或皇族成员。即使到咫尺，东说念主们仍然会被她的体积和智谋所讶异到。

 

"It is as if she knows she is famous and that is her role， that she is changing the world's view of her kind and their amazing abilities to think， feel and be loved."

她好像知说念我通俗是个名东说念主，她要调动普遍对猪这种动物的目光，告诉寰球他们有重大的能力去念念考，感受和被爱。”

（译者：旋转木马0930，剪辑 Helen）