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  2. Scotoplanes globosa - Wikipedia

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    Scotoplanes globosa, commonly known as the sea pig, is a species of sea cucumber that lives in the deep sea. [1] It was first described by Hjalmar Théel , a Swedish scientist. Scotoplanes globosa , along with numerous other sea cucumbers were discovered by Théel during an expedition on HMS Challenger between the years of 1873-1876.

  3. Hog-dog rodeo - Wikipedia

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    Hog-dog rodeo or hog-dogging, is a spectator event that simulates wild or feral boar hunting with dogs. It requires specially trained and bred "hog dogs" that are used to bay and sometimes catch a hog or boar. In most cases, bay dogs psychologically control the pig and no physical contact occurs.

  4. Ossabaw Island Hog - Wikipedia

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    The Ossabaw Island Hog or Ossabaw Island is a breed of pig derived from a population of feral pigs on Ossabaw Island, Georgia, United States. The original Ossabaw hogs are descended from swine released on the island in the 16th century by Spanish explorers. A breeding population has been established on American farms off the island, but they ...

  5. Grisjakten - Wikipedia

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    Grisjakten (English: "The Pig Hunt"; "gris" = "pig", "jakt" = "hunt") is a 1970 Swedish film, made by Jonas Cornell after a 1968 novel by P. C. Jersild starring Hans Alfredsson and Keve Hjelm [1] The film's genre is difficult to classify, it's an absurdly told story on an absurd matter. It's presumably best described as a non comedy satire.

  6. Deep-sea expedition captures stunning images of creatures in ...

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    Katie Hunt, CNN. April 4, 2024 at 1:42 PM. ... The pink amperima sea cucumber, nicknamed the “Barbie pig,” is one of the largest invertebrates living on the deep-sea floor. Along with the ...

  7. Scotoplanes - Wikipedia

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    Scotoplanes, like other sea cucumbers, host parasitic and commensal organisms. For example, it provides a shelter to juvenile crabs, Neolithodes diomedeae . It is known that such relationship benefits the crabs because they can reduce risks of predation when they are under the shelter.

  8. Sea pig - Wikipedia

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    Scotoplanes, a genus of deep-sea holothurians (sea cucumbers) commonly called sea pigs; Sea Swine (a.k.a. Porcus Marinus), an historical name for porpoise and mythical creatures; A local name for the dugong; The name of Guinea pigs in some countries; Hawaiian flagtail, sometimes called puaŹ»a kai (sea pig)

  9. Boar hunting - Wikipedia

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    A 14th-century depiction of boar hunting with hounds. Boar hunting is the practice of hunting wild boar, feral pigs, warthogs, and peccaries.Boar hunting was historically a dangerous exercise due to the tusked animal's ambush tactics as well as its thick hide and dense bones rendering them difficult to kill with premodern weapons.