458 RECORDS OF BIG GAME 
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Tusks of Wart-Hog in American National Collection. 
The WART-HOG (Phacocherus ethiopicus). 
Bango or Nguruw7, Swahili. Negolobwi, Barotsi and Ngami. 
Haluf, Sudani. Nyeri or [njtrt, Chilala and Chibisa. 
Lkulubi, Basuto. Vlak-vark, Boer. 
Indaigazana, Swazi and Zulu. Darunga, Hausa. 
Karkari, Somali. Negron, M’ Kua. 
Shaukolt, Chila. 
For downright ugliness the African wart-hog is hard to beat, and 
as it is well armed and possesses a bad temper, it is in all respects an 
undesirable acquaintance. The name is derived from the presence of 
three pairs of wart-like protuberances on the sides of the face between 
the eyes and the tusks; the head itself being characterised by the 
disproportionate length and flatness of the face. | Unlike typical pigs, 
the stout upper tusks are longer than the lower pair; the inferior 
surfaces of their basal halves being worn to smooth facets by the 
points of the latter. Another peculiarity of the upper tusks is that 
they have no enamel, except at the extreme tips, which are soon worn 
off by use. The last molar teeth of each jaw, which, together with the 
tusks, are often the only teeth remaining in very old animals, are large 
and tall-crowned, consisting of a number of closely-packed cylindrical 
columns of enamel, which, when worn, present a characteristic pattern. 
