HOG KIND. S73 



such a quadruped never existed, because it hap- 

 pened not to fall within the sphere of their own 

 confined observation; however, at present, the 

 animal is too well known to admit of any doubt 

 concerning it. ~The hog common in Guinea dif- 

 fers also in some things from our own ; though 

 shaped exactly as ours, it is of a reddish colour, 

 with long ears, which end in a sharp point, and 

 a tail which hangs down to the pastern ; the 

 whole body is covered with short red shining 

 hair, without any bristles, but pretty long near 

 the tail Their flesh is said to be excellent, and 

 they are very tame. 



All these, from their near resemblance to the 

 hog, may be considered as of the same species. 

 The East Indian hog, we well know, breeds with 

 the common kind j whether the same obtains be- 

 tween it and those of Upsal and Guinea, we can- 

 not directly affirm ; but where the external simi- 

 litude is so strong, we may be induced to believe 

 that the appetites and habits are the same. It is 

 true, we are told that the Guinea breed will not 

 mix with ours, but keep separate, and herd only 

 together : however, this is no proof of their di- 

 versity, since every animal will prefer its own 

 likeness in its mate, and they will only then mix 

 with another sort, when deprived of the society 

 of their own. These, therefore, we may consider 

 as all of the hog kind ; but there are other qua- 

 drupeds, that, in general, resemble this species, 

 which nevertheless are very distinct from them. 

 Travellers, indeed, from their general form, or 

 from their habits and way of living, have been 



