Piglet Tails

I love piglet tails.  Each time I go to feed the piglets I take a few minutes to scratch them behind their ears, pet them and pull on their tails.  Look at this cute little curled up tail!

I expected a pig tail to be round all the way down like a dog's tail.  I was surprised when I was touching a tail to find that in fact, the end is flattened....like a beaver tail or a fly swatter.  Maybe that is what a pig tail is for:  to swat flies.  What do you think?

 I was also surprised to see them wag their tails when they are happy or excited like a dog does.  (Click the link below to see the video of piglets eating breakfast.  Not alot of tail wagging but still cute little piglets!  I'll update with some tail wagging later!)

Tail wagging during breakfast