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ETHIOPIAN HOG. 
much the more, as, riding hard over a country full of 
bushes and pits, he had been prevented from giving 
sufficient attention to the manner in which it was 
brought about. The whole of the mystery, how- 
ever, consisted in this : each of the old ones during 
its flight had taken a pig in its mouth : this also 
readily explained the reason of his surprise, upon 
finding that all the pigs which he had been chasing 
along with the old ones had vanished on a sudden. 
In this action we find a kind of unanimity among 
these animals, in which they resemble the tame spe- 
cies, and which they have in a greater degree than 
many others. It is likewise very astonishing, that 
the pigs should be carried about in this manner, be- 
tween such large tusks as those of their mother, 
without being hurt, or crying out in the least. 
A boar of this species, which was imported into 
Holland, is described as having become almost do- 
mestic ; but it must be remarked that he was taken 
very young, and had been several months on board 
a vessel. However, his savage disposition so far pre- 
vailed, that, at one time, he conceived a resentment 
against his keeper, whom he wounded so desperately 
in the thigh that the man died next day. 
