110 EXTINCT BRITISH ANIMALS. 
but is perfectly straight, with a tuft at the end, not 
unlike that of the bison, and is carried erect when 
running. 
Mr. F. H. Salvin, to whom reference has been 
already made, kept a Wild Boar for six or seven years, 
which was given him by H.H. the Maharajah 
Dhuleep Singh, and came originally from Syria. This 
animal, a female, became remarkably tame, and would 
follow her owner about like adog. In Land and 
Water of January 12, 1867, he gave an interesting 
account of her, which is too long to be quoted here 
i extenso, but from which we extract the following 
particulars :— 
“She follows me almost daily in my walks like a 
dog, to the great astonishment of strangers. Of 
course I only take her out when the crops are too low 
to beinjured; during the spring and summer months 
I merely take her for a run in the park, where she 
can do no harm. No dog can be more obedient to 
the whistle than she is. In the heat of summer she 
is fond of a swim, and has followed me in a boat to 
a great distance. I always have her belled, to 
hear where she is in the woods, and the bell, which 
is a good sheep’s bell, is fastened round her neck with 
a strap and buckle. This was of use last autumn, for 
upon one occasion I lost her for a night or two by her 
remaining behind with her young ones umongst the 
acorns ; and when [ found her by the bell’s sound, i 
was amused to see the immense quantity of rushes 
which she had collected in a snug dry spot for a lair 
for herself and family. 
