it's like they read my mind...

SHANGHAI, China - These pigs run, jump and swim — almost anything but fly. Thousands of Shanghai residents have turned out to a city park to watch a herd of pigs compete in what organizers are calling the "Pig Olympics."

They run over hurdles, jump through hoops, dive and swim in shows twice a day, according to the Shanghai Daily newspaper.

The pigs, a midget species from Thailand, begin training soon after birth and can start performing after they are 12 months old.