WART-HOG 



427 



Tusks of Male Wait-IIog, F. II. Barber's specimen. 



WART-HOG (Phacochoerus sethiopicus). 



Bango or Nguruwc of the Swahilis. 

 Ikultibi of the Basutos. 

 Indaigazana of the Swazis and 



Zulus. 

 Karkary of the SomaHs. 

 ■Ngolobivi in the Barotse country. 



Ngolobwi in the Lake 



country. 

 Ngolobivi in the Chilala 



Chibisa countries. 

 Vlak-vark of the Boers. 



Ngami 



and 



For downright ugliness the African wart-hog is hard to beat, and as 

 it is well armed and possesses a bad temper, it is in all respects an 

 undesirable acquaintance. The name is derived from the presence of 

 three pairs of wart-like protuberances on the sides of the face between 

 the eyes and the tusks ; the head itself being characterised by the 

 disproportionate length and flatness of the face. Unlike the true pigs, 

 the stout upper tusks are longer than the lower pair ; the inferior 

 surfaces of their basal halves being worn to smooth facets by the 

 points of the latter. Another peculiarity of the upper tusks is that 

 they have no enamel, except at the extreme tips, which are soon worn 

 off by use. But a further peculiarity is presented by the last molar 

 teeth of each jaw, which, together with the tusks, are often the only 

 teeth remaining in very old animals. They are both long and tall, 



