Diving pig goes for gold

Australia's most famous diving pig is bidding for immortality with a five-metre jump.

Australia's most famous diving pig is bidding for immortality with a five-metre jump.

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This could land her in the Guinness Book of World Records, the owner of Miss Piggy said on Thursday.

“There's no diving record for pigs anywhere,” a confident Tom Vandeleur said. “She loves it, and no matter what happens tomorrow and how far she is able to reach out, she'll be the record holder.”

Miss Piggy is up for the high jump event on Friday at the annual agricultural show in the far north city of Darwin.

Vandeleur, a former pig farmer, broke into the entertainment industry with his polished porkers some ten years ago.

The showman was adamant that Miss Piggy didn't need any inducements to perform.

“She does everything herself,” he said. “She's not pushed or anything. She goes up the five-metre ramp herself. She dives herself.”