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consequence been exterminated in many districts." Its habits appear to be very 

 similar to those of the ordinary swine. 



The red bush-pig or river-hog (S. porcus) is a rather smaller species than 

 the last, inhabiting West Africa, and distinguished by the long pencils of hairs 

 with which the ears terminate, and also by the brilliant reddish colour of the 

 hair. As in the last species, the bristles of the neck, back, chin, and throat are 

 elongated into a distinct mane, and the tail terminates in a distinct tuft. The 

 prevailing colour is either a shining brownish red with a tinge of yellow, or 



THE BED BUSH-PIG. 



a dark reddish yellow ; the forehead, ears, and limbs are, however, blackish, while 

 the mane on the back, part of the margins of the ears, and the tips of their 

 pencils of hair, the eyebrows, and a streak under the eyes and the margins 

 of the cheeks, are white or whitish. The under-parts are whitish grey, and 

 the snout grey. These brilliant contrasts of colour make the red bush-pig 

 decidedly the handsomest member of the Swine family. These pigs are found in 

 large herds, and frequent moist forests and the banks of rivers, while they are 

 occasionally seen on the mountains. The first living example of this species 

 brought to Europe was exhibited in the London Zoological Gardens, 1852, since 

 which date many specimens have been imported into Europe. A third species 

 (S. edwardsi) inhabits Madagascar. 



Numerous fossil pigs are found in the Pliocene and Pleistocene 

 Tertiary deposits of the Old World, which may be referred to the 

 genus Sus, and several of which differ markedly from all existing species; these 

 fossil pigs occurring in Europe, North Africa, India, and China. One of the most 

 remarkable ' is the titan pig (S. titan) from the Siwalik Hills, at the foot of the 



Extinct Pigs. 



