Comments on: Tusked Weta Versus Foraging Pig

By: nicky

nicky — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 08:42:45 +0000

Yes, smart they are.
However, they are invasive aliens, wreaking havoc whatever island they go (or rather were brought) to. I would try to hunt them to extinction in NZ.
Must say -interesting as this behaviour is- I expected a Tusked Weta actually facing off a hog.

By: Heather Hastie

Heather Hastie — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 18:54:53 +0000

In reply to Jenny Haniver. I'm always impressed by how smart pigs are. They're amazing animals.

By: Jenny Haniver

Jenny Haniver — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 18:49:07 +0000

I love pigs, even wild ones, but I’m exceedingly glad that the weta didn’t become a porcine amuse bouche.

By: Heather Hastie

Heather Hastie — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 17:55:47 +0000

In reply to rickflick. Ha ha, yeah he would! I always think David Attenborough's voice is a bit like that too.

By: Heather Hastie

Heather Hastie — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 17:53:58 +0000

In reply to HaggisForBrains. That's a good idea, and obviously works well!

By: rickflick

rickflick — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 10:56:09 +0000

Delightful little bug. Thanks for introducing us. Pigs, I assume, are not indigenous, therefore it must have evolved in the presence of large flightless birds. The film’s narrator has such a creamy, melodious voice, he’d make a description of a toilet plunger sound like Shakespeare. 😎

By: HaggisForBrains

HaggisForBrains — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 10:47:43 +0000

Using my nom, I get Satan’s Rabid Fury. My real name gives Black Iron Tendencies. I like using the middle name in the “first name” section, to give a three word name.