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consequence been exterminated in many districts.” Its habits appear to be very 
similar to those of the ordinary swine. 
The red bush-pig or river-hog (S. jwrcus) is a rather smaller species than 
the last, inhabiting West Africa, and distinguished by the long pencils of hairs 
with which the ears terminate, and also by the brilliant reddish colour of the 
hair. As in the last species, the bristles of the neck, back, chin, and throat are 
elongated into a distinct mane, and the tail terminates in a distinct tuft. The 
prevailing colour is either a shining brownish red with a tinge of yellow, or 
THE RED BUSH-PIG. 
a dark reddish yellow; the forehead, ears, and limbs are, however, blackish, while 
the mane on the back, part of the margins of the ears, and the tips of their 
pencils of hair, the eyebrows, and a streak under the eyes and the margins 
of the cheeks, are white or whitish. The under-parts are whitish grey, and 
the snout grey. These brilliant contrasts of colour make the red bush-pig 
decidedly the handsomest member of the Swine family. These pigs are found in 
large herds, and frequent moist forests and the banks of rivers, while they are 
occasionally seen on the mountains. The first living example of this species 
brought to Europe was exhibited in the London Zoological Gardens, 1852, since 
which date many specimens have been imported into Europe. A third species 
(8. edwardsi ) inhabits Madagascar. 
Numerous fossil pigs are found in the Pliocene and Pleistocene 
Extinct Pigs. ip er j.* ar y q e p 0s its of the Old World, which may be referred to the 
genus Sus, and several of which differ markedly from all existing species; these 
fossil pigs occurring in Europe, North Africa, India, and China. One of the most 
remarkable is the titan pig (S. titan ) from the Siwalik Hills, at the foot of the 
