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shoulders to the front of the limbs : the dorsal line is also 

 blacker than the rest of the body. There is a gland on the 

 back which produces an odorous matter smelling- like musk, 

 according to M. D\Azara; but according to M. F. Cuvier, 

 the odour thus emitted is very fetid, like that of the per- 

 spiration from the arm-pits. It is emitted in greater abun- 

 dance when the animal is angry, because the muscles of the 

 skin are then contracted for the purpose of elevating the 

 dorsal bristles. The male and female exactly resemble ; 

 they live together in the forests. Once a year the female 

 brings forth two young ones, of an uniform reddish tint. 

 These animals are very easily tamed, and rendered as do- 

 mestic as the Hog itself. 



Two of these animals in the French Menagerie lived on 

 the best possible terms with the dogs and other animals in 

 the yard ; they returned of themselves to their stall, came 

 when called, and appeared fond of being caressed. But 

 they loved liberty, always endeavouring to escape when 

 forced to return, and sometimes attempting to bite ; they 

 wounded a young boar which had been placed along with 

 them ; they delighted in heat, and suffered much and grew 

 very thin from the effects of cold. Bread and fruits 

 constituted their usual nutriment ; but, like the Domestic 

 Hog, they would eat almost anything. They were habitu- 

 ally silent ; but, when frightened, would utter a sharp cry, 

 while they expressed their satisfaction by a slight grunting. 



The Tajassu (Dicotyles Labiatus.) The colour of this 

 species is, in general, black; sometimes under the flanks 

 and belly, and between the eye and ear, silken hairs are 

 seen, which have in the middle a whitish ring, giving to 

 these parts a grayish tint, and the lower jaw is entirely 

 white ; the male and female are similar : the young ones 

 are born about the month of April. Their tint, in the upper 

 parts, is of a greyish red ; the lower jaw is often white, as 

 well as the under part of the body. The young Tajassu 



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