122 Quadrupeds 
THE BABIEOUSSA, (Babirussa alfurus,) 
Is a singular species of hog, which dwells in many 
of the islands of the eastern Archipelago. His four 
tusks are of enormous size, especially those of the upper 
jaw, which are turned completely upwards and bent 
back, like horns, towards the forehead, which they 
sometimes even touch. These singular tusks are only 
found in the male ; they do not seem, from their con- 
struction, to be of much use to him as weapons ; and it 
was formerly supposed that he employed them as hooks 
to hang himself up to the branch of a tree for his night's 
rest. 
THE PECCARY. (Dicotyles labiatus.) 
This is a little species of pig, of a brown colour, with 
pale lips, which is found in great troops in the forests 
of South America. These bands of Peccaries are said to 
travel from place to place under the guidance of a sort 
of chief, who places himself at the head of his troop and 
marches forward in a direct line, swimming boldly over 
the rivers, and often devastating the plantations. When 
one of these troops meets with any unusual object, they 
all stop to examine it, making a dreadful clattering with 
their teeth, which they are quite ready to use in their 
own defence, and will soon tear an assailant to pieces, 
unless he can succeed in climbing up into a tree. 
