i 5 o HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



he mould venture to come too near him ; and firft break- 

 ing the horfe's legs, kills both him and his rider. 



Sparrman defcribes it as being of a bright-yellow co- 

 lour, like the domeftic kind. Its nofe is broad, flat, and 

 of a horny hardnefs *, its head is very large, in proportion 

 to the fize of its body; underneath each eye it has a 

 great lobe or wattle, lying almoft horizontally, broad, 

 flat, rounded at the end, and placed fo as to intercept 

 the view of any thing immediately beneath it ; the ears 

 are large and fliarp-pointed, lined on the infide with long 

 whitiih hairs ; its tail is flender and flat ; when the ani- 

 mal is purfued, it always holds it quite ere£L 



They live in holes underground, the avenues to which 

 are exceedingly narrow. The natives feldom dare attack 

 them in their retreats, as there is always danger of their 

 ruftring out unawares. When purfued with their young 

 ones, it is no uncommon thing to fee them take them up 

 in their mouths, and run with them in that manner at a 

 great rate. 



From the fhortnefs of their necks, they frequently fall 

 on their knees to feed ; and change this pofture to that 

 of (landing with the greateft eafe. 



The flefli of this animal is good, and very much re- 

 ferable s that of the common Hog. 



