THE GIANT PIG OF THE JUNGLE. 



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CHAPTER XXVI. 



THE GIANT PIG Of THE JUNGLE. 



1. BEASING in mind that the rhinoceros of Asia has 

 one horn, and that of Africa has two horns, we can scarce- 

 ly find a more spirited or complete description of this ugly 

 beast than that given by Hartwig, in his " Tropical World " : 

 " The rhinoceros," he says, " has about the same range as 

 the elephant, but is found also in the Island of Java, where 

 the latter is unknown. Although not possessed of the 



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The Rhinoceros and its Neighbors. 



ferocity of carnivorous animals, this pachyderm is com- 

 pletely wild and untamable ; the image of a gjg&afeie hog, 



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