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CAPE VERD HOG. 



Sus Africanus. <S. dentibus primoribus duobus. Lin. Syst. Nat. 



Gmel. p. 220. 

 Hog with two front teeth. 



Sanglier de Cap Verd. Buff. 14. p. 409. 15. p. 148. 

 Cape Verd Hog. Pennant Quadr. i.p. 146. 



THE Cape Verd Hog has been generally con- 

 founded with the former animal, from which, how- 

 ever, it appears to differ very considerably ; hav- 

 ing a head of a much longer and slenderer form, 

 with the upper jaw extending beyond the lower. 

 In the upper jaw are also two cutting teeth, and 

 six in the lower: the tusks are very large and 

 thick, but those of the lower jaw much larger 

 than those of the upper : the ears are rather nar- 

 row, pointed, and tufted with long bristles or 

 hairs : the whole body .is also covered with long, 

 weak, or fine bristles, of which those on the 

 shoulders, belly, and thighs, are much longer 

 than on other parts : the tail is thin, and termi- 

 nates in a longish tuft. The colour of this animal 

 is a palish brown. Its general size is that of a 

 common Hog, but it is said sometimes to be 

 found far larger. It is a native of Africa, ex- 

 tending from Cape Verd to the Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



