HIPPOPOTAMUS. 



FIG. 189. 



249 



LLAMA. 

 SUINA. 



This section of the artiodactyla includes the hippo- 

 potamus and the various species of suidse. They are not 

 ruminants. 



The hippopotamus lives on the borders of the large 

 rivers of Central Africa and in the neighboring 

 marshes and swamps. It is a large animal, attaining a 

 length of twelve feet or more ; though it does not walk 

 well, it is an agile swimmer. Its diet is exclusively veg- 

 etable, and its stomach has the enormous capacity of 

 five or six bushels. The feet have four toes, all of which 

 have short, rounded hoofs that touch the ground in 

 walking. The incisors and canines grow continuously, 

 like the incisors of rodents. 



