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run more or less fully at liberty. Those kept in confinement are generally larger 
and fatter, although often more delicate animals, than the breeds which are allowed 
to roam almost at will; the latter being longer-limbed and thinner than the 
former, but at the same time bolder and more independent in disposition. In 
Southern Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia, Servia, Turkey, and Spain, the herds of 
swine are allowed to run in the woods throughout the year, but in less warm 
districts they have to be taken in and fed during the winter. In the Sierra 
Nevada of Spain, these herds ascend to an elevation of some nine thousand feet 
above the sea, and thus become expert climbers. 
dwarf Chinese pig (i fa nat. size). 
European Breeds. 
The different breeds of European domestic pigs vary so much 
that it is almost impossible to classify them, and only a few of the 
more important ones can even be mentioned in this work. Many of the best 
breeds have been produced by crossing original stocks with the so-called Siamese 
breed, which is distributed over a great part of the Malayan region, and has been 
imported into China. This breed (frequently termed S. indicus) is characterised 
by its small size, cylindrical trunk, hollow back, short limbs, and the approximation 
of the belly to the ground. The colour is generally black, with the skin externally 
of a rich copper colour, and the bristles are soft; but there is also a white variety. 
The ears are small and somewhat erect, and the face is short. According to Mr. D. 
Low, these pigs “ are less hardy and prolific than the native races of Europe, and 
the females do not yield the same quantity of milk; but they arrive very soon at 
