THICK-SKINNED QUADRUPEDS. 



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The Hog is a genus of quadrupeds of the order helluse. 

 The front teeth in the upper jaw are four in number, converging; 

 in the lower jaw they amount to six, projecting. In the upper 

 jaw the teeth are canine, in number two, and rather short. Those 

 of the lower jaw are of the same number, and long. The snout 

 is truncated, prominent, movable; and the feet cloven. This 

 genus is of a doubtful character, partly resembling the pecora, or 

 cattle, and partly the ferx, or wild beasts. The former it resem- 

 bles by its cloven hoofs, and the latter, in some -degree, by its 

 teeth ; and yet differing very widely from both. It is striking, 

 that the internal formation of the feet approaches nearly to that 

 of the digitated quadrupeds, while other parts are peculiar to this 

 genus alone. This genus forms a very singular and important link 

 between three great families of the animal kingdom, namely, the 

 whole-hoofed, the cloven-footed, and the digitated quadrupeds. 



The wild Boar. 



The Wild Boar is an inhabitant of the woods. It lives 

 on a variety of vegetables, such as roots, mast, and acorns. Occa- 

 sionally it will devour animal food. It is considerably inferior in 



