PACHYDERMATA. 



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The granular fat lying beneath the skin of this ani- 

 mal is much esteemed as a delicacy of high consi- 

 deration. 



Sus* the Hog. 



From the Hippopotamus to the Hogs the transition 

 is easy : the latter have four hoofs to each foot, but 



WILD BOAR (Sus Scrofa). 



the two middle ones are much larger, while the 

 small external ones do not touch the ground, giving 

 the foot much of the appearance which it takes in 

 the Ruminants. The lower incisors in these, as in 

 the former, slant forwards, and the canines project 

 into curved and formidable tusks. The muzzle is 

 prolonged into a snout, but not a proboscis ; the 

 * Its Greek and Latin name. 



