THIS BABYROUSSA. .l 1 



st\e, and l:iil a loiinie.His supply of favorite fi>od within the inclosure. A wild l*>ar has 

 l>een known t<> clear a puling nearly nine feet in height. ;inl il is remarkably active in leaping 

 across i-i\ in. - 



Th. -if is a prevalent idea, that whenever tli.< Hog takes t the water he cuta bin own throat 

 with tin- sharp hoofs of his fore f.--t. This, however, is by no means the case, for tint animal 

 is an admirable swimmer, and will often take to tin- water intuitively. In one of the Moray 

 Mauds, three domestic pigs, belonging '" ''" same litter, swam a distance of live miles; 

 and it is said that if tln-\ had Monged to a wild family, they would have swum in a much 

 greater distance. 



The tlesh and fat of the Hog is e>|-cially \aluable on account of its aptitude for taking 

 salt without being rendered hard and indigestible by the process; and tin- various breeds of 

 domesticated Swim- are noted for their adaptation to form pork or baron in the shortest time 

 and of the best quality. A full account of the various English vari- ether with the 



mode of breeding them and developing their peculiar characteristics, maybe found in many 

 books w hi<-h are devoted specially to the subject. 



TIIK \Vii.D BOAR of India is reckoned by some naturalists to Ite a separate species, an I 



deserves; a lew words <>n ;!... unt ..f ii> BUjH-rioritj in M/.-. strength, and s\\jfniess. to tin- ,.nli 

 nary Kuro|>ean Swine. 



This animal is a sad plague to the agricultural population of India, as it makes terrible 

 haviH- amoiiif the crops, and is es|,,.cially fond of frequenting the sugar-canes, eating them and 

 chopping them into short lengths, which it forms into hut-like receptacles for its young. The 

 Boar is a n\-i tierce and savage animal, ami if driven from the cane-brake, will rush at man. 

 or animal, that may be within his reach, ami rut him terribly with his sharp tusks. Kven tin- 

 sow can do considerable damage with her teeth, but instead of ripping, like her mate, she Kites 

 sharply and rapidly. When the animal is fairly roused, and takes t,, his heels, he puts the 

 mettle of the swiftest and stanchest horse fairly to the test, and even on ground where tin- horse 

 has all the advantage, he will frequently distance his pursuers, and regain his domicile in the 

 cane-brake. Among the plantations are numbers of old disused wells, the sides of w hidi have 

 fallen in and were never properly filled up. In these wells the wild hog loves to lie, for the 

 mouth of the well is so overgrown with thick verdure that the ajx-rture is scarcely visible even 

 to a person that stands on its brink, while from those who are not aware of its precise locality 

 it is entirely hidden. 



The spear is generally employed in Boar-hunting, or "pig-sticking." as the sport is 

 familiarly termed, and is either thrown from the horse's hack, or is held like a lance and 

 directed so as to receive the animal's charge. When driven to bay, the Indian Hoar is as 

 savage an animal as can be imagined, as with flashing eyes ami foaming month In- dashes first 

 at one and then another of the horsemen, sometimes fairly driving them from the spot, and 

 remaining master of the field. 



ONE of the most formidable looking of Swine is the B.\nri:oi \ of Malacca. 



This strange creature is notable for the curious manner in which the tusks are arranged, 

 four of these weapons being seen to project above the snout. The tusks of the lower jaw pro- 

 ject upward on each side of the upper, as is the case with the ordinary U>ar of Europe, but 

 those of the upper jaw are directed in a very strange manner. Their sockets, instead of Dint- 

 ing downwards, are curved upwards, so that the tooth, in tillimr tin- curvatures of the socket, 

 passes through a hole in the upi-r lip. and curls Ixildly over the face. The curve, as well as 

 the comparative size of these weapons, is extremely variable, and is seldom precisely the 

 same in any two individuals. The upper tusks do not seem to be employed as offensive 

 weapons; indeed, in many instances they would In- quite useless for such a pur|n.se. as they 

 are so strongly curved that their jxiints nearly reach the skin of the forehead. The female is 

 devoid of these curious appendages. 



From all accounts the Babyronsaa seems to be a very fierce and dangerous animal, being 

 possessed of great strength, and able to inflict terrible wounds with the tusks of the lower jaw. 



