WARNING: The featured video contains disgusting scenes and should not be watching by young children.
This is an experiment by Dr. Jerry Payne about "What will happen after animals die?" Yes, we all know it will decompose but there are questions in his mind that he wants to do this experiment. The significance of a pig, as a model, is that it closely approximates the human body (skin, body hair, size, etc.) and might be useful for modern forensic science.
The film demonstrates how the pig decompose and the insects role on Active Decay. Maggots starts to feed until a great mass loss. Change of soil will also be noticed. Dr. Payne's work is featured in a 2001 book by Jessica Snyder Sachs titled "Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint the Time of Death".
Note: The pig used in the experiment is already dead when Dr. Payne picked them up from local farmers. You can visit and watch this video where Dr. Payne talks about his work regarding the Decomposition of a Pig.
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