A short hop north of Staniel Cay sits Big Major Cay, an uninhabited island whose only residents are a colony of feral pigs that swim out to greet arriving boats and pose for the camera in the shallows. The image of a snout in clear turquoise water has done more for Exumas tourism than any number of beach photos.
The pigs are tame but they are still pigs — they bite, they shove, they will tip a kayak for a slice of apple. Do not feed them on the beach or in deep water. Most operators run quick fly-in tours that stop here for half an hour; an early or late boat avoids the day-trippers.