18*2 THE GREAT THICK-SKINNED ANIMALS 
The wart-hog stands about two feet six inches high at the shoulder 
and is of a reddish brown color. The top of the head, upper part of 
the neck, shoulders and back are covered with long stiff bristles, those 
on the top of the head diverging like the radii of a circle. _ The canine 
teeth are very large and long, directed upwards and forming the afore¬ 
mentioned tusks. The head is very large and the muzzle very broad. 
A fleshy wen behind each eye and a warty excrescence on either side 
of the muzzle give the wart-hog its name. The tail is about twenty 
inches long, thin, straight and tufted with bristles. In spite of the 
THE WART-HOG 
Native of Africa—So called from the large fleshy lumps on the face—The upper 
teeth are bent outwards and upwards 
ugly head and body, the eyes are really their most forbidding char 
acteristic. They are small and sinister. When the animal is disturbed 
they fairly blaze with rage. 
When attacked, the wart-hog usually runs for his burrow, for 
they live under ground as a rule, and it is a truly funny sight to see 
one going down this hole in the ground backward, as their custom is. 
They are rarely dangerous unless cornered or the horseman is thrown 
during the chase. If this happens the wart-hog is apt to turn and 
charge his fallen pursuer. In this case the long tusks may prove very 
