The world's smallest and rarest species of wild pig was once believed to be extinct - but it may now be saved thanks to conservation efforts.
The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) stands barely 25-30 cm (10-12 inches) high and weighs up to 9kg (20lb).
Just a few hundred at most are thought to remain, all of them in India's north-eastern state of Assam.
Over the past decade the pigs have been bred in captivity and the process of releasing them into the wild has begun.
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