Hogzilla

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Hogzilla is the name given to a wild hog hybrid that was shot and killed in Alapaha, Georgia, United States, on June 17, 2004 by Chris Griffin on Ken Holyoak's farm and hunting reserve.[1] It was alleged to be 12 feet (3.6 meters) long and to weigh 1,000 pounds (450 kg). Originally it was considered a hoax.[2]

The animal's remains were exhumed in early 2005 and studied by scientists from the National Geographic Society for a documentary. In March 2005, these scientists confirmed that Hogzilla actually weighed 800 pounds (360 kg) and was between 6.9 and 8.6 feet (2.1 and 2.6 meters) long, diminishing the previous claim. DNA testing was performed, revealing that Hogzilla was a hybrid of wild boar and domestic swine (Hampshire breed).[2] However, compared to most wild boars and domestics, Hogzilla is still quite a large and extraordinary specimen.[3]

According to the examiners, Hogzilla's tusks measured nearly 18 (46 cm) and 16 inches (41 cm), which was a new record for North America.


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Hogzilla
Fact or Fiction?



In Georgia, they call it Hogzilla: a 12-foot-long wild hog recently killed on a plantation and now quickly becoming a part of local legend.

The plantation's owner claims the hog weighed 1,000 pounds and had 9-inch tusks. But few people have actually seen the hog -- the only proof being a photo that shows the dead beast hanging from a rope.

Whether the hog ever actually existed or is some sort of myth, it has definitely been the topic of conversation in small towns across southern Georgia.

"People just back up and ask 'Is it real?' They can't believe that there's a hog that big in the woods," said Drew White, who has a copy of the photo on display at an auto parts store in Tifton, about 17 miles away.

Chris Griffin killed the beast in June, 2003 at the River Oak Plantation, where he is a hunting guide and has been showing off the picture around this small farming community ever since. The hog is nearly twice as long as the 6-foot-tall Griffin, who is seen standing next to it in the photo.

"They say 'Man, you look like a dwarf compared to that thing,'" he said.

The picture is all Griffin had to back up his claims. He and Ken Holyoak, owner of the plantation, buried the beast on the property and did not want to hassle with slaughtering it since the meat of large feral hogs is typically not very good.

Holyoak said he decided that the hog's head also wasn't worth keeping because it was too large to mount on a wall. He said the head has the diameter of a tire on a compact car.

"We had to lift him with a backhoe," he said.

Hog problem getting worse:


No one maintains official records on hog kills in Georgia. But Department of Natural Resources biologist Kent Kammermeyer, who helped write a booklet on feral-hog problems in the state, said he has never heard of one as large as Hogzilla.

Holyoak said the plantation's previous record was a 695-pound hog shot several years ago. Enough wild hogs roam Holyoak's plantation that he has made it a side business to allow people to hunt them, but he said "Hogzilla" was too big to let someone else shoot.

"We killed it because we didn't want to take a chance of him getting away. Somebody else would have shot it," he said.

Feral hogs, popularly known as wild hogs, are domestic hogs that escaped from farms and began living off the land. They lay waste to corn and peanut fields and deprive more than 100 species -- including squirrels and deer -- of food.

"It's a big problem and it's getting worse," Kammermeyer said. "If you have a lot of hogs, you're going to have problems. Hogs are very aggressive. They run deer off and they can be dangerous if wounded or cornered."

Holyoak said he had to climb into a deer stand a few years back to escape a raging hog that circled around for six hours, foaming at the mouth and snapping at branches.

"They say bears get mad when you mess with their babies," Holyoak said. "Hogs don't need a reason to get mad and come after you."

UPDATE:

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Hogzilla is real. And now, he's real dead!


A team of National Geographic experts has confirmed south Georgia's monster hog, known to locals as Hogzilla, was indeed real -- and really, really big.

They also noted the super swine didn't quite live up to the 1,000-pound, 12-foot hype generated when Hogzilla was caught on a farm last summer and photographed hanging from a backhoe.

Donning biohazard suits to exhume the behemoth's smelly remains, the experts estimated Hogzilla was probably only 7 1/2 to 8 feet long, and weighed about 800 pounds.

The confirmation came in a documentary aired on the National Geographic Channel; it will be rebroadcast.

"He was an impressive beast. He was definitely a freak of nature," said documentary producer Nancy Donnelly.

She said Hogzilla's tusks -- one measuring nearly 18 inches and the other nearly 16 inches -- set a new Safari Club International North American free-range record.

That wasn't good enough for Ken Holyoak, owner of the 1,500-acre fish farm and hunting preserve where Hogzilla was shot by guide Chris Griffin.

"I need to stress that they did not have that much to work with, seeing as how the poor beast had been underground for nearly six months," he said.

Holyoak said Hogzilla weighed in at half a ton on his farm scales, and that he personally measured the hog's length at 12 feet while the freshly killed beast was dangling by straps from a backhoe.

"As with any organic being after death, tissues will decompose and the body will atrophy, making actual measurements change over time," Holyoak said. "Have you ever seen a raisin after it was a grape?"

Donnelly said the experts allowed for some shrinkage in making their final estimate.

Despite the dispute, this town 180 miles south of Atlanta has already adopted Hogzilla as its own. It went with a Hogzilla theme for its fall festival, with a parade featuring a Hogzilla princess, children in pink pig outfits and a float carrying a Hogzilla replica.

"Our insides were just bubbling," said Darlene Turner, who hosted a party to watch the documentary. "At first, I was afraid it might be an embarrassment. But now I wish everybody could see the documentary. It would take the doubt out of people's minds."

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Versi bahasa Indonesia buat yang ga bisa Inggris

Hogzilla adalah **** raksasa yang sering ditemukan Di Negara Georgia bagian Selatan, ukuran panjang **** raksasa ini bisa mencapai 2,25 hingga 2,4 Meter, dan beratnya bisa mencapai 360 Kilogram.

Hogzilla jantan dewasa memiliki taring yang cukup panjang, yaitu kisaran 41 sampai 45 centimeter, dan bahkan ada yang mencapai 47 centimeter.

Kota Alapaha, kota yang berada 290 Kilometer di bagian selatan Atlanta telah menjadikan Hogzilla sebagai salah satu kebanggan mereka. Selain itu mereka juga kerap menjadikan Hogzilla sebagai sebuah tema dalam festival musim gugur dengan parade-parade yang kesemuanya berkaitan dengan **** raksasa itu.

[Jorvenny]

Kok bisa sebesar itu, mutasi-kah? Kalo cuma ada satu berarti mutasi.

[ravemastah]

terkena fel blood..
jadi fel boar..

[Ache]

terkena fel blood..
jadi fel boar..

Mungkin aja fel boar terinspirasi dari hogzilla ini.

[ravemastah]

maybe..
tpi aneh bgt babinya..

[crysanthium]

haha, **** yang aneh (kayak nama acara TV)

yhaa klo dikatakan bahwa itu persilangan antara **** hutan dengan **** lokal yha mungkin aja

asalkan masih dalam satu genus, masih memungkinkan

[Ancient-HeaRtzº]

kek blood seeker

[silverjade]

jd, gambar yg atas tuh br ditangkep, n yg bawah itu bangkenya ya?
bnr, mirip fel boar...

[NoMe]

wihh serem banget tuh
mana beratnya 360 kg an blom taringnya panjang

ada di indo ngga ya kira 2

hiyyy

[rulez]

mungkin perpaduan kawin silang antar **** dengan beruang

kwkwkw kale....

[doom_xyz_777]

ini beneran ga hoax? gg bs gede gtu **** utan

[MrDj]

klo di kulitin trs di sate dapet berapa tusuk yah?