monster pig (hogzilla 2) !

**miLes** · June 1st, 2007 02:55 PM

niky's right that .50 caliber revolver will surely give a kick and the kid was able to fire 9 shots?!?!

**ogpro** · June 3rd, 2007 12:37 AM

Turns out his name is FRED

http://www.azstarnet.com/news/185743

**StraightSix** · June 3rd, 2007 03:20 AM

anak-ng-baboy ... dati naman palang alaga si Fred

**niky** · June 3rd, 2007 03:54 AM

Not shocking. In a report on Hogzilla, animal breeders noted that wild hogs don't grow quite so large... only way to make a pig that big (

) is to either crossbreed a feral hog with a domestic, or turn a domestic feral.

**wildthing** · June 3rd, 2007 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by cyrusblutrooper

its not pure wild boar. maybe crossed with other domesticated breed. (hampshire, duroc or may largewhite.) IMHO

cyrus is probably on the same industry as mine (you know your pig breeds).... my hunch is that is a black duroc. a 3 y.o. pure duroc will be about half that and a 5 y.o. is about 3/4th that size. my speculation is that mosterpig is about 7 to 10 years old na. probably nakatakas siya or pinakawalan sa wild when it was a bit old.

wild boars generally have longer head than body (in terms of body proportion) asside from the fact that they seldom grow very big... due to lack of balance diet in the wild... they are not generally carnivorous... they eat gurbs (as what Phumba eats). and at that size, how can they hunt "meat".

the teeth are also smaller than expected... at that size and possible age, dapat yan ay curled na. i have seen domesticated pigs that have similar shape teeth even if it was cut/trimmed at birth.

**Jun aka Pekto** · June 3rd, 2007 01:29 PM

I'd hate to hit a pig that size with my car. It's like trying to kick a bowling ball with your bare foot.

From what I gather, a domesticated pig has no problems reverting back to a wild pig. They're smart animals and can live on just about anything.

Good thing the kid brought it down. I'd hate to encounter a mama pig that size with a bunch of piglets. I can only imagine its rage. I'd be running like hell and finding a strong enough tree to climb.

Add: Oh. My uncle has an original full-sized Desert Eagle. Although he's a shorter guy than me, he has no problems emptying the magazine on a target. He looks funny with it though. We call him Yosemite Sam behind his back.

Mmmm. good idea for a sig....