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tatirig him, occasioned tins furious attack ; and had he 

 got his upper jaw above the gunwale, the whole broad- 

 side must have been torn out. The force of the shock 

 from beneath, previously to the attack, was so violent, 

 that her stern was almost lifted out of the water, and 

 Mr. Tambs, the midshipman steering, was thrown over- 

 board, but fortunately rescued before the irritated 

 animal could seize him.' 



The hippopotamus, with his shy and secluded habits, 

 may be easily passed as he lies concealed among the 

 reeds which grow by the side of the river ; but if once 

 he gets into the water, he is always to be detected by 

 the blowing noise which he makes. 



HOGS. 



NATURE has so strongly marked the wild arid the tamo 

 Hog with the same characters, that no hesitation arises 

 in pronouncing the former to be the stock from whence 

 we have the latter. In common, however, with all other 

 free and domesticated animals, there is a prolongation 

 of muzzle in the wild species, which is not to be found 

 in those of our styes. The tusks also are larger : in this 

 instance, as in all others, showing how bountifully the 

 Great Creator provides for all. The domestic hog is 

 not required to seek his food and dig roots as his un- 

 tamed brother does, and therefore the parts most used 

 for these purposes are not equally developed. Both, 

 however, possess very powerful muscles of the neck and 

 shoulders, to give movement to their large and strong 

 jaws. They all have four toes on each foot ; the two 

 in the middle being much the largest and armed with 



