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The Mii>li I'igis about tvo f.-.-i M\ inch.-* in height and five feet in length ; hla canine 

 teeth are very large ami strong. thus.- in the uj.|--i j:,u |.i..je-ting h..ri/.,,ntttlly, those in tbe 



lower upward-. !! is .-..x.-i'-d uiiti long bristle*, and, taking him all in all, be is about ON 

 formidable looking an animal, for lii.s size, as can be seen. 



Tin- llosch \ ark> tr.ixn-x' the foiv.Ms in herds, and siiliM mi ioot> and young shrubs. 

 A large hard-shelled sort of orange, with an interior tilled with seeds, grows in great quan- 

 tities on the flats near the Natal forests; this is a favorite fruit of the wild pigs, and they 

 will .-..in,- out of the bush of an evening and roam over the plaint) in search of windfalls 

 from these fruit-trees. 



BOOTH VAUK 



"The Kaffir tribes, although they refuse to eat the flesh of the domestic pig, will still 

 feast without compunction on that of its bush brother. 



In the bush I always found the Kaffirs disinclined to encounter a herd of these wild 

 Swine, stating as their reason fordoing so that the animals were very dangerous ; they also 

 said that the wounds given by the tasks of this wild pig would not readily heal. The Berea 

 bush of Natal was a favorite resort of these wild pigs, but although their spoor could be seen 

 in all directions, the animals themselves wen- not so frequently encountered. 



"The Kaffirs are much annoyed by these wild pit's, which force a passage through the 

 imperfectly made fences, and root up the seeds, or destroy the pumpkins in the various gar- 

 d'-n*. As a defence. the Kaffirs leave nice enticing little o|x*nings in different part of their 

 fences, and the pigs, taking advantage of these ready-made doorways, frequently walk through 

 them, and are then engulfed in a deep pit in which is a pointed stake, and they are assagaied 

 with great delitrht by the expecting Kaffirs, who are on the alert, and who hear the rii.- ,,f 

 distress from ]<\i:i:y himself. 



"The tusks are considered great ornaments, and are arranged on a piece of string and 

 worn round the neck." 



THE VLACKK V U:K. or EMOAM.A. is even a more formidable animal in its aspect than 

 the bosch vark. The general color of the Vlacke \ ark is a blackish hue upon the crown of 



