2O2 Wild Life in Central Africa. . 



have little difficulty in getting up to them. I have shot 

 a large number of warthogs, and never found therm 

 dangerous, and have only seen three, one boar and two 

 sows, that seemed to wish to resent their injuries, and as 

 they are very easily killed, there is no risk in shooting 

 them. They are certainly not so plucky as bushpigs or 

 the Indian variety, which is usually willing to stand and 

 put up a fight for its life. A common sight is to see a 

 family of warthogs with the two parents and a litter of 

 from six to ten youngsters, and one of the latter is quite 

 good eating when cooked like a sucking pig at home. 



The older beasts are tough, the flesh tastes rather strong, 

 and it is darker than pork, and of course not so fat. 



A big boar, with his yellowish-white ivory and warty 

 lumps on his face, is a weird-looking animal, and he has no 

 pretentions to good looks, for in washing himself he likes 

 his water dirty, delighting to wallow in mud holes during 

 the heat of the day. 



Here is the weight of one I weighed in sections, and he 



was a big, heavy boar : 



LB. 



Head (with skin on) 24 



Four legs (cut off at the joints) ... ... ... 58 



Body (clean) ... ... ... ... ... ... 62 



Skin with entrails enclosed 42 



Total ... 186 



Another 61b. to lolb. should be added for loss of blood 

 and matter in cutting up, and as this pig was shot in the 

 lungs he dropped a lot of blood before he fell, so it may be 

 assumed that an exceptionally large boar would reach 

 20olb. in weight. 



Warthog keep their lower tushes very sharp, as they 

 are constantly rubbing on the flat of the upper teeth ; and 

 although the big tushes are often broken, the lower ones 

 are generally in good order. 



The skin on their knees is very hard, as in rooting in 

 the ground they go down on their knees, so callosities 

 are formed in the course of time. 



