THE BABIROUSSA. 
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which were made from specimens brought by the 
Astrolabe to the Paris collection. They were a 
male and female ; the latter bred once after arriving 
in Europe, but the cold gradually producing dis- 
eased lungs, cut them off in about three years after. 
The male was aged, and remarkably fat, which 
rendered him inactive, and his short life was 
passed in sleeping, eating, and drinking. The 
female was younger, and more active ; when the 
male retired to his litter, she would cover him 
completely over, and afterwards herself slip under 
the straw, so that both were entirely concealed 
from sight. The skin of these animals was very 
thinly furnished with hair ; and that which grew 
upon them was long and hard. The colour of 
the sidn was of a uniform greyish tint, changing 
to fawn colour on the belly. The number of the 
incisor teeth in the Babiroussa differ from those 
of the true Swine, but the structure is the same. 
The tusks in the old male are not so dangerous 
as those of the Wild Boar during attack, owing 
to their curvature, but nevertheless they are 
formidable weapons. 
These animals abound in the Molucca Islands, 
and a few of the others of the Indian Archipelago, 
chiefly towards the interior. They seem difficult 
to obtain, notwithstanding their acknowledged 
plenty ; and when hunted, are said to take the 
