Decomposition of a Baby Pig

Decomposition of a Baby Pig

Watch the video from YouTube

Dr. Jerry Payne's time lapse movie of the decomposition of a baby pig. For a preview of a full length doc on him and his work go to http://bit.ly/N3dbMk The technique of time-lapse photography is employed to illustrate the rapid removal of carrion (4 days reduced to approximately 6 minutes). The film demonstrates the sequence of tissue destruction and the role of insects in the ultimate dismemberment of the pig carcass and soil movement. The pink and purple beads were added to show the intense activities of the insects in moving the carcass and soil. Payne writes..."My study was the first "detailed" study of succession in animal decomposition and the first with the pig as the model. The significance of the pig is that it closely approximates the human body (skin, body hair, size etc.) so the data generated could be used in modern forensic science to approximate the time of human deaths. At that time it was simply not possibly (moral/ethical/legal concerns) to perform decompositon studies with human corpses, I know because I tried and was denied. Even so there were many instances where some concerned person buried my research pigs." The pigs used in the experiment were dead when Jerry Payne picked them up from local farmers. Mama pigs (sows) often lay down on their tiny piglets and crush them. This was very common on small farms and led to the invention and deployment of farrowing pens(birthing pens) where the sow is contained and the piglets have a heated space where they are not in danger of being crushed. Flies have four life stages: adult (the fly), egg, larva (the maggot) and pupa. Maggots crawl into dark, secluded places to pupate (the stage where they undergo the transformation from maggot to adult). Since the maggots are white or cream colored they are easily seen and taken by predators. Going undergroundand away from the carcass offers protection from uv light and predators and allows them seclusion to pupate. This pupal stage is immobile. Maggots don't have to burrow into the soil as they could easily conceal themselves in leaf litter or any decayed organic material. The original 16mm film is archived in the Human Studies Film Archive of the Smithsonian Institute http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/religion/hsf.html).

decomposition  of  a  baby  pig 

Share Video

Permalink:

Embed Code:

New Life: The Cole Family Pottery

Tags: New  Life:  The  Cole  Family  Pottery 


A.R. Cole began building a barn in 1927 and asked his wife if it should be for tobacco or pottery. She did not have a preference and realized it was to be for pottery when the rafters were too short for tobacco. Thus continued the Cole family tradition begun in the 1600s in Staffordshire,...

The Amish: A People of Preservation

Tags: The  Amish:  A  People  of  Preservation 


The Amish keep surprising their technology-programmed neighbors by keeping alive ways and beliefs that many modern Americans wish they could recapture. Mennonite historian John Ruth takes us sympathetically into the Amish mindset in this 1975 documentary. An updated version of this film is...

Anything I Catch:The Handfishing Story

Tags: Anything  I  Catch:The  Handfishing  Story 


In 1990, Louisiana filmmaker, Pat Mire, teamed up with veteran filmmaker and cinematographer, Charles Bush, to capture the natural drama of handfishing in this award-winning documentary. Highly visual, the film examines the thrilling regional phenomenon of Cajuns who wade in murky bayou waters to...

Dr. Jerry Payne: On the Decomposing Pig

Tags: Dr.  Jerry  Payne:  On  the  Decomposing  Pig 


Dr. Jerry A Payne's comments on his breakthrough research at Clemson University on insect succession in dead animals. His 1960s project was the first "detailed" study of insect succession in animal decomposition and the first with the pig as the model. The significance of the pig is that it...

PORCICULTURA 1 PARTE

Tags: PORCICULTURA  1  PARTE 


El Mundo Ganadero y Equino, un programa de CAEQUINOS les trae en esta presentación la temática en Porcicultura. Para hablar de esto invitamos a un experto que nos contará de los aspectos más importantes de este tema. Para conocer nuestros programas técnicos de Administración Equina,...

Disgusting! Dentist finds guava sprout growing in man's cavity

Tags: Disgusting!  Dentist  finds  guava  sprout  growing  in  man's  cavity 


DOWNLOAD HERE: http://newsdirect.nma.com.tw/SingleItem.aspx?asset_id=OEM_20111213_OINT_004 A 36-year-old Taiwanese man with severe toothache sought help from a dentist last week. The dentist pulled out the man's wisdom tooth - and found a guava sprout growing from it. It turns out not only did...

Time lapse - whole gecko eaten by ants in just a few hours!

Tags: Time  lapse  -  whole  gecko  eaten  by  ants  in  just  a  few  hours! 


Unbelievable these tiny little devils. Whatever we forget on the kitchen table, these guys take it. Now we tried it with a dead gecko we found in garden and an observation camera. Looks like time is money for this little workers and Geico needs a new mascot to tell you how much money you can save...

World Championship Blacksmiths' Competition Top Five Shoeing

Tags: World  Championship  Blacksmiths'  Competition  Top  Five  Shoeing 


World Championship Blacksmiths' Competition Top Five Shoeing Watch five of the top blacksmiths' in the world go head to head in an hour heat where they have to trim two feet, build two shoes, nail and finish, and go through the judges gauntlet twice all in an hour. Outstanding. Congratulations...

Man keeps his arm raised for 38 years!

Tags: Man  keeps  his  arm  raised  for  38  years! 


Mahant Amar Bharti Ji, a clerk from New Delhi, raised his right arm above his head in 1973 in honor of Shiva deity and since then never put it down. Despite pain and arm deformation, he managed to keep his arm raised for 38 years and counting.

Pig Head/Squirrel Attack! Time Lapse Forensic Decomposition Study 720p HD

Tags: Pig  Head/Squirrel  Attack!  Time  Lapse  Forensic  Decomposition  Study  720p  HD 


120-day time lapse of a pig head decomposing, with help from a surprising variety of animals. 1080p HD Stock footage available at JCMDI.COM V06905a This footage was shot as part of a taphonomic study of the impact of environmental conditions on blunt-force bone trauma. The head specimen shown...

world record #94 most worms eaten

Tags: world  record  #94  most  worms  eaten 


Hi friends this is a 94th of 100 world records the people eating the worms here look to me like a gaint chickens eating worms with both of there hands........

Mass of ants behaving as a fluid

Tags: Mass  of  ants  behaving  as  a  fluid 


Fire ants use their claws to grip diverse surfaces, including each other. As a result of their mutual adhesion and large numbers, ant colonies flow like inanimate fluids. This film shows how ants behave similarly to the spreading of drops, the capillary rise of menisci, and gravity-driven flow...

The Decomposition Of McDonald's Burgers And Fries.

Tags: The  Decomposition  Of  McDonald's  Burgers  And  Fries. 


See what happens after 8 weeks.

Halloween & Attractions Show - St. Louis - Farting Fatty

Tags: Halloween  &  Attractions  Show  -  St.  Louis  -  Farting  Fatty 


The disgusting farting fatty prop (with fart scent) at the Halloween and Attraction Show in St Louis. Don't stand close to this thing! http://www.dangerrun.com/

Christopher Hitchens on homosexuality

Tags: Christopher  Hitchens  on  homosexuality 


Christopher Hitchens on homosexuality http://mediamatters.org http://thinkprogress.org/

Goat mating from almasoomtrade

Tags: Goat  mating  from  almasoomtrade 


These videos is only for learning and handaling trade by opreters. Almasoomtrade or Almasoom international cattles trade and insurance devlopment (Pvt.) Ltd. is a orgnisation how provied "JOB DEBIT FINANCE AND PROFIT ON YOUR DOORSTEP IN YOU OWN CITY OR DISTTRIC" . Almasoomtrade has 05 works ....

Top 10 Most Venomous Spiders In The World

Tags: Top  10  Most  Venomous  Spiders  In  The  World 


Enjoy Comment Rate Subscribe By Zackyrayrf

Time Lapse Test Banana 1 Week

Tags: Time  Lapse  Test  Banana  1  Week 


A time lapse test video of fruit aging, banana, for a week.I have a Nikon CoolPix P2. This camera has a feature that allows you to take pictures every 30 seconds. It then automatically puts it in a video. I edited the video and added the Radiohead song in Adobe Premier Pro .It took about 1...

Tanks that turn Invisible 2011 (Britains BAE Systems)

Tags: Tanks  that  turn  Invisible  2011  (Britains  BAE  Systems) 


Britains BAE systems created "Adaptiv" wich can turn tanks invisible or in to other objects like cows or cars.

Time Lapse Pine Seed Closing Superspeed

Tags: Time  Lapse  Pine  Seed  Closing  Superspeed 


A Superspeed Pine Seed Production

Do You Smoke? U Got To Watch This

Tags: Do  You  Smoke?  U  Got  To  Watch  This 


Visit My New Website for all FUN and Entertainment http://www.hamarafun.com Cigarettes Pipe Tobacco Calumet Tick Smoking Smoke Smoker Lungs Lung Health Cancer Experiments Test Habits Habit Addicts

Ants trying to eat a gummy bear.

Tags: Ants  trying  to  eat  a  gummy  bear. 


time lapse of ants trying to eat a gummy bear.

Giant Koosh Ball in Liquid Nitrogen!

Tags: Giant  Koosh  Ball  in  Liquid  Nitrogen! 


Sometimes, you just want to know what's going to happen!

Infolive.tv International Minute - Cambodian Boy's Best Frie

Tags: Infolive.tv  International  Minute  -  Cambodian  Boy's  Best  Frie 


A seven-year old boy in Kandal province of Cambodia has a rather unusual best friend. Kuon Samnang has been spending time with his 4.8 metre long pet reptile since he was born. They are the same age and have hardly been separated in their whole lives. Samnang spends his days playing with...

Maggots feast on animal carcass

Tags: Maggots  feast  on  animal  carcass 


http://www.earth-touch.com See nature's gruesome side - a rotting animal carcass becomes an ideal feeding ground for thousands of maggots and flies. Our wildlife film crew captures the scene up close!