278 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 
being in colour dull olive-black, varied with yellow. Possibly 
this little-known swine may prove to be merely a sub-species 
of the common wild boar of Europe and North Africa. Now 
that the Soudan regions have once more been opened up 
to Europeans, we may expect shortly to hear more of this 
wild swine, as well as of other rare and interesting animals. 
Still dealing with the true pigs, we come now to the 
BusH-pics of Africaand Madagascar. These differ somewhat 
from the typical wild boars of Europe and India in the 
structure of the teeth, the long pencilled ear-tufts, the 
elongated snout, and other characteristics. The tusks are 
considerably smaller, and seldom exceed 6 or 7 inches in 
length. The RED RIVER-HOG, or WEST AFRICAN BUSH-PIG, 
is decidedly the most striking of this group. Smaller than 
the bush-pig of South Africa, and seldom exceeding 2 feet 
= ; in height at the shoulder, the colour of this animal is 
WART-HOG a brilliant reddish brown, with tints of yellow. Noticeable 
Sh . F ; streaks of white are found round the eyes and on the cheeks. 
ows the great size of the head in proportion to i . : 
the body The ear-tufts, forehead, and limbs are blackish; more white 
markings are seen at the tips of the ear-tufts, along the 
thick mane, and round the margins of the ears. The under-parts are whitish grey in colour. 
This very handsome pig runs in considerable herds, and is found chiefly in forest and jungle 
near the banks of the various rivers in West Africa. Its range extends from Angola to 
Senegambia, and eastwards into the continent as far as Monbuttu. 
The well-known BUSH-PIG OF SOUTH AFRICA, the BOSCH-VARK of the Boers, is a fine species, 
having a wide range over much of the southern and south-eastern parts of the continent, 
extending as far north as Central Africa. In the Eastern Transvaal and Swaziland these animals 
attain their greatest size, an adult boar standing from 2 feet 4 inches to 2 feet 7 inches in 
height, and weighing as much as from 150 to 170 Ibs. The usual colour is brownish red, the 
face and mane greyish; but in different specimens and at different ages great variations are 
to be noticed. Pale greyish brown or mottled brown are colours often to be found. These 
bush-pigs are formidable-look- 
ing creatures, with thick bristling 
manes, small deep-set eyes, and 
sharp if somewhat short tusks, 
which they know well how to 
use. Among the old fashioned 
Boers cured hams from these 
animals were, when they were 
more plentiful in Cape Colony, 
often to be found in up-country 
farmhouses. The _ bosch-vark 
is a beast of shy, nocturnal 
habit, and, loving as it does the 
shade and protection of dense 
covert and bush, is, unless care- 
fully sought for, not often seen 
‘by sportsmen. The herds range 
usually from half a dozen to , 
Photo by Scholastic Photo. Co. 
aS many as twenty in number. ZELIAN’S WART_HOG 
When once encountered and : ; 
7 i i Displays the broad muzzle and huge tusks, which are nearly as large in the sows as in 
set up at bay, this wild swine the bours 
