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CAPE VERD HOG. 



Sus Africanus. S, dentibus yrimoribus duobus. Lin. Syst. Nat» 



Gmel. p. 220. 

 Hog with tv/o front teeth. 



Sanglier de Cap Verd. Buff. 14. p, 409. 15. p. 148. 

 Cape Verd Hog. Pennant Quadr. i.p. 146. 



The Cape Verd Hog has been generally con- 

 founded with the former animal, from which, how- 

 ever, it appears to differ very considerably ; hav- 

 ing a head of a much longer and slenderer form, 

 with the upper jaw extending beyond the lower. 

 In the upper jaw are also two cutting teeth, and 

 six in the lower : the tusks are very large and 

 thick, but those of the lower jaw much larger 

 than those of the upper : the ears are rather nar- 

 row, pointed, and tufted with long bristles or 

 hairs : the whole body is also covered with long, 

 weak, or fine bristles, of which those on the 

 shoulders, belly, and thighs, are much longer 

 than on other parts : the tail is thin, and terini- 

 nates in a longish tuft. The colour of this animal 

 is a palish brown. Its general size is that of a 

 common Hog, but it is said sometimes to be 

 found far larger. It is a native of Africa, ex- 

 tending from Cape Verd to the Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



