has a long thick nofe, covered with a fmooth red 
flcin; the nails on the fore-feet are flat, and thofe 
on the hind-feet are like a dog's. The head is large 
and flat ; and the hair on the cheeks, and as far 
down as the middle, is of a grey and olive colour, 
very long and fliaggy. The buttocks, which are 
bare, are covered vv" ith a fl<in of a bloody hue ; and 
the tail is pretty long, and generally carried ere6t. 
This fpecies, which inhabits the hotteft parts of 
Africa and Afia, is very fierce and dangerous. They 
herd together in large companies, and commit nu- 
merous depredations with a fagacity and method 
altogether afl:onifhing. They are eqmlly detefl:a- 
ble in their manners and in thej'r appearance, being 
impudent, indecent, and lafcivious. Some of them 
grow to upwards of five feet in height; and are fo 
ftrong, that a man would be but a feeble opponent, 
if reafon did not give him an advantage over ftrength 
merely brutal. One of thefe creatures, which was 
exhibited in London fome years ago, manifefted 
it's defire for women in a mofl: aftonifhing man- 
ner. A footman, who had taken his fweetheart to 
fee the animal, on perceiving this propenfity, kiiTed 
her, and folded her in his arms,purpofely to teaze it; 
when the Baboon, enraged at being fo tantalized, 
feized a pewter -pot, and threw it v/ith fach force 
and addrefs at it's rival, that if the man's hat and 
wig had not moderated the blow, his fcuU muft 
^ inevitably have been fraftured. 
Baboon, Bear. This creature has a large head, 
and a long nofe ; fhat part of the heaci v/hich pro- 
je£ts over the forehead is prominent, and termi- 
nates in a ridge, which is covered with long ereft 
hairs; and, indeed, the whole body of the animal is 
cloathed with fuch long fliaggy hair, that at firit 
fight it appears like a bear, from which fancied 
refemblance it receives it's name. This fpecies 
inhabits the Cape of Good Hope, where it is both 
numerous and mifchievous; but, when confined, 
it becomes tolerably tame ; though, on every flight 
provocation, it difcovers a moft revengeful and 
malicious difpofition. 
Baboon, Lion-Tailed. The Lion-Tailed Ba- 
boon, Avhich has a face like that of a dog, is naked, 
and of a dufky colour. It's nails are flat; and it's 
tail is terminated, with a tuft of hair like that of the 
lion. But the moft ciifliinguifliing peculiarity in 
this animal is, it's large white, coarfe, rough beard; 
the colour of the refc of the body being black, ex- 
cept the belly, which appears of a light hue. It is 
a native of the Eafl: Indies, and the warmer African 
climates; and feems in almofl: every refpe6l to an- 
Iwer the defcription of the animal to which Bufix)n 
gives the name of the wanderow. 
BABYROUSSA. This animal, which is fome- 
times, called Porcus Indicus,or the Indian Hog, has 
generally been referred by naturalifts to the hog ge- 
nus, though it feems efientially different ; having nei - 
ther the hair, the briflrles, the head, the ftature, nor 
the tail, of a hog. It's legs are confiderably lon- 
ger; it's fnout is fliorter; it's body is more flender, 
and fomewhat refembles that of a fliag; it's hair is 
finer, and of a greyifli colour, rather refembling 
wool than briftles; and it's tail is tufted with the 
fam.e. From thefe variations, therefore, we can 
fcarcely confider it as a hog. It has alio four 
enormous tufl<:s, growing but of each jaw ; the two 
iargefl: from the upper, and the two fmallefl: from 
the under. The jaw-bones, from whence thefe 
monfl:rous tufl^s proceed, are veiy thick and fcrong", 
and feem to diftinguifli it from all other quadru- 
peds wliatever. The two tuflcs which proceed 
from the lower jaw are only about fix inches long; 
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while thofe of the upper exceed eighteen. They 
have a circular bend like thofe of the boar; and the 
two lov/er ones fl:and in the jaw of the BabyrouflTa 
in the fame manner as they are feen tc do in the 
above animal ; but the two upper ones rife from 
the upper-jaw rather like horns than teeth; and, 
bending upwards and backwards, have their points 
fometimes direfted to the animal's eyes, and often 
prove fatal by growing into them. Were it not 
that the BabyrouflTa has two fuch large teeth un- 
derneath the two upper, they would naturally be 
confidered as horns ; and, in fa6t, as their fockets 
are dire6ted upwards. Dr. Grew was induced to 
adopt that opinion. But, as the teeth of both 
jav/s are of the fame confifl;ence, and as they both 
proceed from fockets after a fimilar manner, the 
analogy between them is too flirong to fuppofe that 
they are of a different nature. The upper-teeth, 
when they leave their fockets, immediately pierce 
the fuperior Jip of the animal, and grow as if they 
immediately rofe from the cheek. The tufks in 
both jaws are of a very fine ivory, fmoother and 
whiter than that of the elephant, but neither fo 
hard nor fo durable. 
From thefe enormous tuflcs this animal derives 
a very formidable appearance ; and yet it is ac- 
counted much lefs ferocious than the wild boar. 
Like animals of the hog kind, it is gregarious, and 
often feen in company with the wild boar; with 
which, however, it is never known to engender. It 
has a very fl:rong fcent, which immediately dif- 
covers it to the hounds ; and, when purfued, it 
growls dreadfully, often turning back on the dogs, 
and wounding them with the tuflcs of it's lower jaw, 
thofe of it's upper being rather an obfhruftion than 
a defence. It is infinitely fwifter than the boar; 
and has a more exquifite fcent, winding the men 
and dogs at a very remote difliance. When hunt- 
ed clofely, and in apparent danger, it will, if pof- 
fible, plunge into the fea, where it fwims with great 
fwiftnefs and facility, diving and rifing alternately; 
and in this manner it frequently efcapes it's pur- 
fuers. Though fierce and formidable when of- 
fended, it is, when unmolefl:ed, peaceable and in- 
noxious; it is eafily tamed; but it's flefli, though 
generally dleemed falubrious, is faid to become 
putrid in a very fhort time. It repofes in a v.^ay 
very different from that of mofl: other large ani- 
mals; hitching one of it's upper tuficson the branch 
of a tree, and then fuffering it's whole body to 
fwing down at eafe. Thus fufpended by a fingle 
tooth, it continues quite fecure during the whole 
night, and out of the reach of fuch animals as hunt 
it for their prey. 
The Babyrouffa, however, though feemingly a 
hoft:ile creature, and probably carnivorous, ap- 
pears neverthelefs to live chiefly on the leaves of 
trees and vegetables. It feldom, like the boar, ar- 
tem.pts to break into gardens, in order to pillage 
them of the more fucculent produftions of human 
indufliry; but lives remote from the abodes of mjen, 
contented with perfonal fecurity, and the humbleft 
fare. It has been alTerted by fome naturalifl:s, that 
the Babyrouffa is found only in the Ifland of Bor- 
neo; but this affertion is undoubtedly erroneous, 
as this animal is well known in miany other parts, 
both of Afia and Africa, particularly in Celebes, 
Senegal, and Madagafcar. 
B ACCHUS. A name given by fome naturaliflrs 
to the myxon, a fifli of the mullet kind, remark- 
able for the red colou-r of it's lips, and the ex- 
tremity of the covering of the gills. 
BACTRIANUS. A fpecies of the camel. 
BADGER, 
