THE BUSHPIG— THE PORCUPINE 225 



their cover again until nightfall, when they 

 wreak terrible damage upon cultivated gardens, 

 especially those containing sweet potatoes, ground 

 nuts, and cassava. 



Both these species of pig suffer much from the 

 attacks of hons and leopards, and there is no 

 doubt are a very favourite food for both these 

 cats. 



I have already given my \-iews upon the 

 excellence of the flesh of the warthog, but most of 

 those whose experience is similar to my own will 

 agree with me that, in comparison to that of the 

 tender succulent bushpig, it is, without question, 

 as water imto wine. 



I am informed that some few years ago a new 

 form of bushpig was suddenly identified and 

 named after its doubtless gratified discoverer, as 

 the difference between this interesting animal 

 and the previously known form was regarded 

 as of immense importance. I may, of course, 

 have been misinformed, but I fancy it con- 

 sisted principally in the proud possession of 

 a hoUow incisor tooth: but whatever it may 

 have been it was looked upon at the time as a 

 discovery far transcending ]Mr. Pickwick's long- 

 debated theory of tittlebats, and requiring much 

 special knowledge for its adequate comprehen- 

 sion. 



As the wayfarer trudges along the Zambezian 

 native path, he vriU not infrequently stoop to 

 pick up, as souvenirs of his journey through the 

 country, quite good-sized porcupine quills ; but 

 unless he be endowed with more than the average 



