The Elusive Sea Pig
It Doesn’t Even Oink!
- We share this planet with some pretty strange-looking animals. Some of which you may have never even heard of. You can choose one from the link I gave you or go on an internet search to find an entirely different one — but choose a weird animal and write a feature article about them.
I chose the sea pig because I have always adored pigs and wanted to stay true to myself.
I think pigs are adorable. This one, not so much! I didn’t know such a creature existed until this prompt.
Sea pigs are called sea cucumbers and are quite common; however, they live so deep in the ocean that no one would ever have a chance to see them.
They can be found in every ocean in the world, but they are not easy to study because they live as much as four miles deep in the ocean.
Sea pigs are about the size of a dollar bill or a couple of inches shorter.
According to the Ocean Conservancy, “…sea cucumbers breathe out of their butts! Some species even use their butt as a second mouth.”
According to me, “Eww!!!! I can’t even go there!”
The site also says: “Sea pigs live in some of the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean. They also have water-filled, fragile bodies that nearly disintegrate when…
