Being so new to the world, this baby pig must not have received the memo that highways aren't animal friendly.

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A 7-week-old male piglet made a great escape from a moving vehicle on a highway south of Leeds.

He began wandering the open motorway, causing a major traffic jam on Tuesday evening.

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Look at the adorable little guy wandering the highway, minding his own business -- completely oblivious to all the trouble he's causing.

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The West Yorkshire Dogs were called to help round up the piglet. After giving the officers the run around, he was finally caught. The little pig was shaken, but unharmed.

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We're just glad that he's safe and out of harm's way.

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Brings to mind the words of that nursery rhyme:

And this little piggy wentWee, wee, wee, all the way home!

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