142 SOUTH AFRICAN MAMMALS 



protection by the Cape Government. Probably not more 

 than five hundred are still in existence, and the National 

 Zoological Gardens has to pay a heavy price for a pair 

 nowadays. It is captured by being galloped down and 

 " cut out" of the herd with the aid of mounted men. 

 Owing to the mountainous and rocky nature of the 

 animal's habitat, this method is both costly and dangerous, 

 men and horses becoming injured. 



Sub-Order ARTIODACTYLA. 



Dentition usually 44 teeth : Incisors 3-3, canines 1-1, 

 premolars 4-4, molars 3-3, molars and premolars dissimilar. 

 Nineteen dorso-lumbar vertebrae. This is the largest 

 group of living Ungulates. 



Family SUHXE. 



This family includes the Pigs, whose chief character- 

 istic to the layman may be said to be the curious flat 

 disc-like extremity of the snout or nose. There are two 

 pairs of hoofs on each foot, the rearmost not touching 

 the ground. 



Incisor and canine teeth present in both jaws. Mammae 

 abdominal. Living species confined to the Old World. 



Genus POTAMOCHCERUS. 



Ears pointed and ornamented with tufts or pencils of 

 hair. Sides of body hairy ; no warts on the face. 



Potamochoerus choeropotamus. Bushpig. Bosvark. 

 Ngulubi-e'-Tschlati (literally Pig of the Thickets), Swazi. 



General colour varying from greyish to reddish brown, 

 usually darker on the sides and paler along the back. 

 Snout whitish. Tail tufted with black hair. Body fairly 



