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| A specimen of SCP-ES-208 in Aviary No. 8. |
Item #: SCP-ES-208
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: The SCP-ES-208 monitoring population is contained in the Class III Aviary No. 8 at Site 21, provided with adequate entertainment elements, feeding dispensers, and nesting material. Due to the low natality of the monitoring population, reproductive controls are not considered a priority, but health checks must be performed on neonate specimens.
Personnel are allowed to visit the aviary during resting hours to encourage specimens to cooperate with health checks; however, it is mandatory to enter with standard safety equipment to avoid injury from unforeseen contacts.
Areas inhabited by wild populations are restricted to civilian personnel under the corresponding facades of protected natural areas.
Descripción: SCP-ES-208 is the collective designation for a species of winged mammals, physically quasi-identical to the domestic pig. (Sus scrofa domesticus), which have been found in at least three separate locations around the world.
Specimens of SCP-ES-208 show several anatomical features that distinguish them from common pigs, among them are:
- The presence of fully functional and articulated wings at the end of the shoulder blades which allows specimens to fly with maneuverability and speed counterintuitive to their external anatomy. The apparent feathers are actually branched hairs, in a form similar to bristles.
- The presence of a line of reinforced cartilage linked to the rib cage by a row of retractile muscles, shown to be a cushioning system that protects the spine from abrupt changes in direction.
- Increased lung capacity, coupled with a reduced life expectancy (15 to 18 years) as a consequence of oxidative stress typically suffered by other flying vertebrates.
- The presence of a muscle in their nostrils that bends the direction of the nostrils during flight, which apparently prevents air friction against the flattened snout of the specimens.
Similarly, SCP-ES-208 behave identically to pigs, being inquisitive and highly social, notably with common pigs and humans. They also engage in social activities during flight, such as intentionally landing on objects or animals in demonstrations of strength or flying in circular formations without any visible target.
Despite appearance and behavior, SCP-ES-208 are not directly related to the common pig; a genetic mapping performed on the species has determined that they depart from the baseline of mammals from approx. ██ million years ago, which directly relates them to [DATA EXPUNGED].
Discovery: SCP-ES-208 was discovered on 15/06/20██ near de Sussex, England; after multiple phone calls were received by the police about "flying pigs" that came to the Foundation's attention. A containment team was deployed to the area to capture the SCP-ES-208 specimens, and all witnesses were amnesticized. A subsequent survey of the area found the forested area to be inhabited by a larger population of SCP-ES-208, consisting of at least 5 distinguishable herds. A count on Hume levels in the area revealed that [DATA EXPUNGED].
Later that same year, twoa additional zones were discovered to be habitated by SCP-ES-208 under similar circumstances, suggesting [DATA EXPUNGED].
The population captured during the initial incident in Sussex was subsequently designated as the monitoring population to facilitate physiological and medical studies of SCP-ES-208. That group remains contained at Site-21, while the study of their behavior in the wild is currently being conducted at monitoring stations located in the discovery areas.
A proposal to relocate populations to the Site-220 Parazoological Reserve remains pending review, due to the risk of cross-contamination of pathogens indigenous to each individual population. Subsequent petitions have remained rejected due to [DATA EXPUNGED].
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Reality Restructuring CK Event Mapping and Monitoring Center
Project Oules
Event Log Database of CK Taiga-Omega 42
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| (3) Object Oule entries. (0) breach species. (3) surviving species. (0 1) witnesses of the event. (?) notable events.
| DISPLAYING REPORT (EB-615/6) REMAINDER OF THE EVENT (Taiga-Omega 42/615).
Foundation Assignment: SCP-ES-208
Oule Class: BS-615/6 (Pteroscrofa gracilis)
Associated CK Event: Taiga-Omega 42/615.
Oule Researcher: Dr. Amelia Hash
Oule Description: EB-615/6 is a species of flying pegasoid mammal, superficially indistinguishable from the pigs of the current iteration of Reality in physical appearance and behavior. However, microbiota profiles are observed. among other major divergences in their internal anatomy and the evident presence of wings.
Progress Report to the O5 Council
The de-escalation of Hume levels in the discovery zones leads us to believe that the CK Event that triggered its iteration in the terrestrial ecosystem was local, fortunately. We infer that this particular one may have been triggered by some reality disruptor (the "spike" in Hume levels does not match the boundary oscillation seen in retroactive historical disruption events and are well below average for interventions by eschatological entities), we will keep Event 615 as a reference if we find other CK Events of similar nature.
We had some problems diverting the attention of the containment team with respect to our studies of the area; making use of the local teams may present some long-term problems if we maintain the project classification. In particular, Site-77 has been insisting on re-containment of the Sussex population at their facility and Site-34 has already put measures in place to contain the population in Mexico. We have made the decision to yield to Site-34's request because of the proximity of that herd to a major tourist population. But I am afraid that we will require special equipment, or at least, the availability of some detachment with members less interested in our activities if we encounter objects of a less concealable nature.
In the meantime, I have started a list of potential recruits for the project in the Parazoology and Extrareality Departments, I will attach it next week for your review.
- Dr. Carwraith
Parazoology Department
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The CK is more recent than we thought. If Martinez's suspicions are true, perhaps the reversal folds close in several time zones, otherwise, the pigs would have all appeared at the same time.
Prepare a list of winged tetrapods in contention; if there are any other species that have escaped non-existence as pigs did, it is likely that they have already been listed as an anomaly.
The O5 has continued to press me to keep specifics to a minimum, but apparently, it makes them more nervous that our little project is actually moving in directions they didn't anticipate than anything scary that they already have full knowledge of. It's like when you're sick but don't want to go to the doctor because you know the news will be bad. And frankly, having read about all the previous end of the world events, watching the O5 freak out about something is hilarious on par with terrifying. Scary, more than anything else.
We are going in a good direction, the one we expected from the beginning, but we must be prepared for things for which there are no manuals. Any truth that shakes the Overseers without even having been defined yet should be enough to make us act with even greater caution. We walk into the darkness without a torch, so let us be careful not to die.
I will be back next week, be sure to have everything ready for my return. I'm sure Martinez will love the ride, field trips are his thing. You don't need to worry him about any of this; the road is dreary, but the best trails are the ones less traveled, or as he would say, the ones full of creepy and cool stuff..
- Carwraith
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