BABYROUSSA. 
sistaoce to the teeth of the dogs ; who hunt 
them ill preference to the Boar, and accomplish 
their purpose with ease. In order to rest their 
head, or to sleep in a standing posture, they 
hook their upper tusks to the branches of trees. 
This practice is common, to them and to the 
Elephant; which last, to repose without lying 
down, supports it's head, by putting the ends 
of it's tusks into holes that it digs for this pur- 
pose in the wall of it's apartment. 
*' The Babyroussa differs, likewise, from 
the Wild Boar, in natural appetites. It feeds 
on herbs, and the leaves of trees ; and never 
enters the gardens, to devour pot-herbs : but 
the Boar, even in the same country, lives on 
wild fruits, and roots, and often lays waste the 
gardens. Besides, these animals, which go 
equally in herds, never intermix: the Wild 
Boars keep to one side, and the Babyroussas to 
the other. The latter walk lightly; have a 
very fine scent ; and often rise erect against the 
trees, in order to smell at a distance the ap- 
proach bf Dogs or hunters. When hard 
pursued, they run into the sea ; where, by 
hwimming with as much facility as Ducks, and 
even 
