XVII 
THE BOAR 
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of the wild pig are exhibited in the little ones, which 
follow their mother wherever she may lead them, 
and never appear to exhibit any signs of weariness. 
They generally are gregarious, and in India, parties 
of twenty to thirty may be seen together, but in 
Ceylon I have seen hundreds in a herd. 
I have never seen such large boars in any portion 
of the world as in Ceylon. The reason is evident, 
that food is plentiful throughout the year ; therefore, 
with plenty of water in which they can wallow at all 
seasons, and roots, snakes, dead animals, and every 
conceivable material upon which a pig will fatten, 
Ceylon is a perfect pigs paradise, unsurpassed for 
true enjoyment. 
The wild pig of Northern Africa is the same as 
the European species, but there is a distinct variety 
throughout the entire area of Central Africa and a 
portion of the south which differs materially from 
the ordinary pig; this is the wart hog, Sms 
Africanus. This animal is superlatively ugly : the 
head is disproportioned to the size of the hog; the 
tusks are so enormous that they appear as though 
they had belonged to some much larger creature, 
and had merely been assumed as masquerade ; there 
are two prominent protuberances upon either side 
of the eyes, also two pendulous warts of large and 
hideous growth; and when this ugly monster becomes 
excited, it cocks a long thin tail, with bristles upon 
either side, like that of an elephant. This appendage 
is carried straight in the air, as stiff as a stick, which 
gives the animal a ridiculous appearance. 
