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hausts the patience of the hunter before it rises. The 

 flesh is fat and tender, but has a fishy, disagreeable taste 

 to most palates. It is easily tamed, and then discovers 

 some signs of attachment to its feeder. 



THE BABYROUESSA, OR INDIAN HOG. 



Though this animal is placed in the hog genus, it has 

 neither the hair, bristles, head, stature, nor tail of that 

 quadruped. Its general figure bears a resemblance to 

 that of a stag; and its hair, which is of a greyish colour, 

 has rather the appearance of wool than of bristles. It 

 has also four enormous tusks growing out of the jaws : 

 the two uppermost of which rise like horns, and, bending 

 backwards, point towards the animal's eyes. 



These vast tusks are of pure ivory, and give the animal a 

 very formidable appearance; yet it is less ferocious than 

 die wild boar. It is gregarious ; emits a strong scent ; and 

 when pursued growls dreadfully, often turning on the 

 dogs, and wounding them with the tusks in the lower jaw. 

 It has an excellent scent, and is extremely swift of foot : 

 when in danger, it will plunge into the sea or rivers, and 

 swim and dive alternately till it reaches a place of se- 

 curity. 



The babyrouessa reposes in a very singular manner ; by 

 hooking one of its upper tusks on the branch of a tree, 

 and then suffering its whole body to swing down at ease. 

 Thus suspended by a single tooth, it will remain the whole 

 night out of the reach of annoyance. 



It appears to subsist chiefly on the leaves of trees and 

 vegetables, shuns the haunts of men, and is harmless, un- 

 less when excited to exertion in its own defence. This 

 animal is very common in the island of Borneo, to which 

 it was formerly supposed to be peculiar; but it is now 

 known to inhabit many other parts of both Asia and 

 Africa. 



THE RHINOCEROS. 



Of this animal there are two varieties; one with a single 

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