The social-media savvy swine enjoys hikes, cuddling on the couch and farts.
Despite the hustle and bustle of big-city life, Erik is a pig of simple pleasures. Sure, the Vietnamese pot-bellied pig might seem cosmopolitan based on his Instagram account, @erikthepotbelly, which boasts nearly 500 followers and features photos of the swine swathed in blankets as he reclines on a red couch, trotting along the Halifax waterfront and posing amongst flower petals in a glamour shot captioned: "'Cause I got that boom boom that all the boys chaaase!"