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WILD BEASTS AND THEIR WAYS 
CHAP. 
The boar of this species does not attain the same 
great size as those of Europe and Asia, and the 
usual weight when cleaned would be about 170 lbs. 
There is a striking peculiarity in the formation of the 
teeth, as this is the only animal, except the elephant, 
which possesses the arrangement for a continual 
reproduction from the rear of the molars. 
This extraordinary animal possesses, in the upper 
jaw, two incisors, six molars, and two tusks ; in the 
lower jaw, six incisors, six molars, and two tusks. 
The molars are most peculiar, being formed of three 
parallel rows of cylinders of hard enamel, united 
vertically by a less hard cement, which forms a solid 
block somewhat similar to the molar of an elephant. 
The rear molar is 2 \ inches in length, ■§• inch in 
breadth, and the front molar ■§ inch in length. The 
lower or cutting tusks protrude 4^- inches from the 
lip, and the upper tusks project 8§ .inches, and each 
is 5 inches circumference ; these, as in the ordinary 
boar, form a whetstone, against which the lower 
cutting tusks are sharpened by gnashing the teeth. 
These are actual measurements taken from a speci¬ 
men in my possession, but I have seen others which 
far exceed these, both in length and thickness. 
Although this species, from its formidable armoury, 
must be a fighter, I have never had any difficulty 
that I can remember: they have charged now and 
then, and been shot and despised, whereas, had 
they been hunted with dogs, they might have 
proved worthy adversaries. 
I will not pretend to introduce experiences of 
