SOME HOOFED ANIMALS 



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The pigs (Fig. 92) arc among what are termed the even- 

 toed ungulates, having four sharp-hoofed toes upon each 

 foot. The head is long and pointed, and adapted to lift- 

 ing the ground by rooting. The ancestor of all swine was 

 the wild boar, a ferocious animal still found in many- 

 places, especially in Africa. In some civilized countries 



Fig. 92. — The Wild Hog. 



pigs escape and run wild, soon reverting to their original 

 estate. Pig sticking is a famous sport in India, the hunt- 

 ers following the wild boar on horseback with spears. 



One of the most singular of the tribe is babirusa 

 (Fig. 93), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago. 

 Its canine teeth grow to an enormous size. In one instance 

 which I observed they had turned and grown into the 

 skull, and doubtless in time would have destroyed the 

 animal. The teeth of the ordinary pig show no abnormal 



