ifo THE GREAT THICK-SKINNED ANIMALS 



The wart-hog stands about two feet six inches high at the shoulder 

 and is of a reddish brown color. The top of the head, upper part of 

 the neck, shoulders and back are covered with long stiff bristles, those 

 on the top of the head diverging like the radii of a circle. The canine 

 teeth are very large and long, directed upwards and forming the afore- 

 mentioned tusks. The head is very large and the muzzle very broad. 

 A fleshy wen behind each eye and a warty excrescence on either side 

 of the muzzle give the wart-hog its name. The tail is about twenty 

 inches long, thin, straight and tufted with bristles. In spite of the 





THE WART-HOG 



Native of Africa — So called from the large fleshy lumps on the face — The upper 



teeth are bent outwards and upwards 



Ugly head and body, the eyes are really their most forbidding char- 

 acteristic. They are small and sinister. When the animal is disturbed 

 they fairly blaze with rage. 



When attacked, the wart-hog usually runs for his burrow, for 

 they live under ground as a rule, and it is a truly funny sight to see 

 one going down this hole in the ground backward, as their custom is. 

 They are rarely dangerous unless cornered or the horseman is thrown 

 during the chase. If this happens the wart-hog is apt to turn and 

 charge his fallen pursuer. In this case the long tusks may prove very 



