by The sea pig may get its name from its pink-colored body and love of the muddy seafloor, but it's actually a type of sea cucumber.
The odd-looking, but surprisingly adorable creature has tube feet on its underbelly, back, and surrounding its mouth.
The sea pig spends its days snuffling through the muddy sediments on the seafloor, eating bits of dead algae and animals that have fallen from the surface.
When something big, like a whale fall, sinks to the seafloor, huge herds of sea pigs gather nearby to feast on the rich organic sediments from the decaying carcass.
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The odd-looking, but surprisingly adorable creature has tube feet on its underbelly, back, and surrounding its mouth.
The sea pig spends its days snuffling through the muddy sediments on the seafloor, eating bits of dead algae and animals that have fallen from the surface.
When something big, like a whale fall, sinks to the seafloor, huge herds of sea pigs gather nearby to feast on the rich organic sediments from the decaying carcass.
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