#hell pig

[alex-fictus]

Paleogene critters!

65 to 23 million years ago, when the mammals took over the globe!

Andrewsarchus - Indohyus - Entelodont / Hell Pig

Ambulocetus - Hyracodon - Basilosaurus

Hyaenodon - Uintatherium - Gastornis

Moeritherium - Titanoboa - Eohippus

Proailurus - Megacerops

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Planned or in the works: Dinictis, Arsinoitherium, Vasuki indicus, Perucetus, Dorudon, Palaeolagus, Gomphos, Barinasuchus

[aammorbidccuriosity]

An interesting bust I did awhile back of an entelodont, or "hell pig". Not actually pigs, though they were fascinating in that they appear to have been predatory hooved pig relatives.

Available on my Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/149051503?asc=u

[rakoval500k-blog]

Diabolocervus, The Not-Deer, or my take on Not-Deer cryptid/creepypasta as a dangerous, foul-tempered and hog-eating Entelodontid, which i dubbed "Diabolocervus". NSFW for partially eaten feral hog.

In the forests of the Appalachian Mountains, an elusive creature is said to be seen. It is said to resemble a normal deer when one looks at it from afar, yet this resemblance wanes steadily as you are closing the distance to it. Size that rivals that of the very largest bull moose(plural), heavier bodily build, long legs that are thicker than that of any actual deer, strange, seemingly undersized antlers and the form of its head are the features that catch one’s eye.

But the entirety of its ferocious exterior reveals itself when this animal is just in the several dozens of yards from whomever is looking at it, and even more is revealed when it is found after a successful hunt. It looks with the pair of sharp, forward facing eyes highlighted by thick, bright-colored brow ridges and characteristic, highly pronounced cheekbones. Underneath the wide snout remotely resembling that of a hyena, one sees a maw with massive canine teeth. The size and bulk of these jaws suggests that this beast is indeed capable of breaking skulls and legs with its monstrous bite. The coarse, tough coat of the Not-Deer resembles that of a wild boar rather than that of a deer. The tail is short, with a large dark brush. The hooves are unlike that of deers either - these are sharp and more separated, evolved for doubling as an offensive weapon.

The overall impression of this animal might remind the viewer about something that could exist in the ancient times, long before humans started walking straight, yet long after the extinction of dinosaurs. And it is, in fact, an actual descendant of such an animal. It is a vestige of the long-gone era of Miocene - an Entelodont, to be precise. Its “antlers” have, in fact, gradually evolved from enormous cheekbone protrusions seen in the skull of Archaeotherium. The reason why the bone growths of that particular Entelodont lineage moved upwards and to the back of the skull is a subject of debates. These “antlers” mostly consist of keratin, with only a lower, basic part of it being an extension of a skull, which resembles the horns of a pronghorn, despite being so different externally. Much like the pronghorn, the keratinous part of these horns gets shed and regrows annually. Female horns are usually smaller than that of bulls.

The brain compartment is several times larger than that of any other known entelodont, and enables this animal to have problem-solving skills, as well as an astonishing memory. The not-deer is an omnivore, and employs plenty of different strategies and tactics for hunting and foraging alike. For example, the diabolocervus can instantly switch one tactic for another when hunting a feral hog, its newly-emerged favourite prey. When a family unit of not-deers comes to forage for pine cones, the father bull, being of greater height, stands up to use his front legs and horns to drop the cones for the cow and calves. The not-deer’s ability to stand and walk on its extremely powerful hind legs is often used for reaching high-hanging food as well as for intimidation and defence.

The aforementioned intelligence could evolve under the pressure of advanced predators such as big saber-toothed and normal-toothed cats and short-nosed bears that were capable of robbing these entelodonts of their food supply, as well as hunt the entelodonts themselves. The reproduction rate of a not-deer is relatively low: 1-2 calves can be born after 1 year of pregnancy, with a maturity threshold of 4-5 years for cows and 5-7 years for bulls. Because of this, the not-deers have to use their intelligence for prolonged and meticulous biparental care for their offspring. Depending on exact environmental circumstances, the family unit may consist of 1 bull, 1-2 cows, 1-3 calves and 1-3 subadults. The overall number of specimens per family rarely exceeds 4-6 individuals. The sub-adult not-deers participate in protecting and helping younger calves, as well as aid their parents at hunting. Not-deer leaves its family when it reaches 450-600 kilograms of weight. In their period between leaving a family and creating their own, not-deers of both sexes form small male-only and female-only groups of 2-3 individuals. When it comes to contesting for females, not-deer bulls are relatively unaggressive towards each other, and prefer displaying feats of strength and intimidation rather than fighting each other directly. Even if the rare instance of fighting occurs, it doesn’t go past minor wounds. The not-deers generally prefer to hold a non-violent attitude towards each other, and are capable of solving their disputes through communication, for which they utilise diverse vocalisations and tail movements. However, they’re highly elusive and foul-tempered when it comes to interacting with other species. 

As for its affection for the pork - feral hogs are abundant, and most of them are nearly defenseless even against a mature cow, let alone a mature bull. If a hog tries to attack a not-deer’s legs with its tusks, it gets a snout-breaking hoof strike - that is if it didn’t get the skull-crushing bite or bled from other wounds beforehand. The defending hog has very few chances of ever damaging the not-deer’s high-slung body, while not-deer can wreck this prey with both kicks and bites. While the hog can utilise its maneuverability in the forest, a family unit of not-deers is oftenly capable of driving the hog to an open terrain and catching it there.

[morggo]

It's been hard keeping this under wraps for a minute, haha. I'm doing a pin set with exclusive artwork! The Kickstarter begins next week, but you can follow it here right now!

[datgreenmonstah]

Gonna have to tape down the chopstick and ruler holding my phone over the frames so they don’t move around if I bump them.

[leresq]

I remember doing a school research project on the evolutionary path of pigs and hell pigs were a big part of it. They were absolutely terrifying, they could run like 40 miles per hour and they hunted baby rhinoceros.

[saucylobster]

These were the first fossils I came up with for Tresto and use the traditional Rock typing. If you wanted rhino-adjacent electric types, here is your second option. Raicalf are born large and combined with their electric abilities and protective parent, have an easier time than most at the start of life. This peaceful upbringing allows them to develop a playful and inquisitive nature where they can hone their skills with games and play. Thundindra are nigh untouchable, with powerful bolts of lightning for those who don't consider its size an issue. Generally calm at all times, if angered they are powerful forces that attack with raw strength and strikes of lightning from their horns. They are considered by local people as a blessing and their rainbow trails a sign good fortune. Hellglett are scrappy and vicious, regularly fighting with their siblings. Voracious eaters, they have a broad diet and adapt to eat a range of foods as their situation dictates. Long legs can carry them long distances and will allow them to pursue prey with surprising speed. Hellodont are aggressive pokemon, whether they are eating vegetation or hunting other pokemon. Despite the food preferences of the individual they are quick to battle and aren't shy about eating the loser; all the more concerning given their size and strength. --Attack Info-- --Ability Info--

[ellstersmash]

things i learned today:

solas could've avoided this whole mess and probably had enough free time to take lavellan on a nice little date if he just took up archdemon hunting instead of all the rituals and the other dastardly deeds

lucanis won't romance rook if they go to minrathous but will romance neve because despite saying he's cool, he's not cool

everyone's nice and no one has slaves or anything because *checks forearm* the blight

all your companions get along with you and each other because also the blight

even though he's like, really manipulative and uses people all the time, solas accumulated but then gave up an entire army's worth of spies and agents because he decided he wasn't ready for a management position

red lyrium isn't really around because—and you are not gonna believe this—the blight

solas just lies. all the time, outright, to everyone. so I guess he was actually only super careful to not ever actively lie in Inquisition as like a fun little challenge to himself

tying the veil to his life force (you know, the guy who couldn't even take down an archdemon on his own and actually just got his ass beat so is not in great shape in the best ending) fully repaired the veil! \o/ don't ask how you wouldn't understand it it's not a big—

everyone near minrathous is cured of the blight! but @ everyone else you may be entitled to compensation 🥀

the only ritual solas has ever gotten or will ever get right is cleansing the idol into the ritual dagger. good thing too bc it was way more dangerous than this one. other than that, wrong about everything ever

elven magic is like not that big a deal, dude

the griffons are, unfortunately, long-term fucked

the elves don't see the crossroads differently anymore because uh.. because....... war

spite does not get involved in rookanis sexytimes. so perhaps him spreading his wings was actually just in preparation to leave bc ew they're kissing gross

NO ONE cares about the goddamn spirits

[entelodontidae]

I thought of something helpful, saying that daeodon was a pig is like saying that Tyrannosaurus rex was a crocodile

They’re in similar categories (reptile and ungulates), but they’re very distantly related

[intriga-hounds]

my most beloved sauce went to the vet today and was a Very Good Sauce so she got to go to the store and pick a prize. she chose this very large, very hairy pig ear. she’s very pleased with her choice!! she ate the whole thing and did not share a single bite.

[thedayidie]

I liked the attention not you

[datgreenmonstah]

“Entelodont Daedon”

Updated my rough sketch on this guy and worked on the body and feet more, I feel satisfied with how they look now, gonna keep the red cause it’s a color and markings that have grown on me since working on reconstructing this weirdo.

I hope you enjoy their new slippers, looking at ungulate foot bones to compare anatomy and concluded they resemble closer to a camelid/pygmy hippo than to a bovid or other hooded ungulates.

Still working on the nose, but I think I might have it down finally. Been comparing a lot of nasal bones and their structures to get a better build on this guy.

[pigswithwings]

IED:: 'utilize hastily made minor explosive' ; 'chance for great explosion'

[swedebeast]

Hell Pig Razorbacks.

Also, shit, I got something in the Swedish post apog TTRPG game scene for ya’ll

The Great Plunder Pig.

If the average player character has 22 hit points and a *good* starting rifle that does between 3 and 18 points of damage - this horror has 92 hit points, and it gores for about 8 to 70 points of damage.

The recommended method of dealing with these things is to dig a 6 meter wide trap filled with dynamite and hope it decides to walk into it.

We need more boars in post-apocalyptic settings.

Because if there's one animal that would survive nukes going off, it would be boars.

[notsocharmy]

similar flavours of shows/movies (i'm eating them all up)

[wolfziedraws]

POV you're the TV in Vic's guest house