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Image of captured, dead Hogzilla with its hunter Chris Griffin.

Hogzilla (a portmanteau of hog and Godzilla) was a notably large male hybrid of wild hog and domestic pig that was shot and killed by Chris Griffin in Alapaha, Georgia, United States, on June 17, 2004, on Ken Holyoak's fish farm and hunting reserve.[1] It was alleged to be Шаблон:Convert long and weighed over Шаблон:Convert. It was originally widely considered a hoax or urban legend.[2]

The animal's remains were exhumed in early 2005 and studied by forensic scientists for an episode of Explorer for the National Geographic Channel. In March 2005, these scientists confirmed that Hogzilla actually weighed Шаблон:Convert and was between Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert long, diminishing the previous claim. DNA testing was performed, revealing that Hogzilla was a hybrid of wild boar and domestic pig (Hampshire breed).[2] However, compared to most wild boars and domestics, Hogzilla was still an unusually large specimen.[3] Hogzilla's tusks measured nearly Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert.

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