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Hogzilla real, experts find
Associated Press
Published March 22, 2005
ALAPAHA, Ga. - A team of National Geographic experts has confirmed that south Georgia's monster hog, known to locals as Hogzilla, was indeed real.
They also noted the super swine didn't quite live up to the 1,000-pound, 12-foot hype generated when Hogzilla was shot on a farm last summer and photographed hanging from a backhoe.
Donning biohazard suits to exhume the behemoth's remains, the experts estimated Hogzilla was probably only 71/2 to 8 feet long, and weighed about 800 pounds. The confirmation came in a documentary aired Sunday night on the National Geographic Channel.
"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.
This town 180 miles south of Atlanta has 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.
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