THE WILD HOG. 



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34.— Female Wild Hoj,' and Youno 



forming a circle round them ; and should he be hazardous 

 enough to venture on the attack, he meets with a rough 

 reception. It is thus that the young are preserved from 

 wolves, the chief foes to be dreaded by them ; to which 

 in some districts they often fall a prey, notwithstanding 

 the vigilance of their parent. It is only in defence of their 

 young that the females are furious, but the old males are 

 not to be approached without caution, and often rush 

 out upon those who venture near the precincts of their 



