THE LIVING WORLD. 
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African traveller tells of how a vlacke vark outwitted the hunter. The pursuit 
Lad been continued for some ten miles before the boar was brought to bay, 
when the hunter turned it and drove it in the direction of his camp. To his 
surprise the boar showed no unwillingness, so the hunter rode on a little way 
in advance, and was surprised to find the boar following him, as if it were a 
domesticated dog. This continued for several miles, until they reached a region 
full of ant-hills, when the boar suddenly charged backward into one of these, 
and not only passed from sight, but found some means of escape. 
The Ethiopian Wild Boar ( Phacochcerus celiani) is another variety of the 
same species. 
The Peccary, or South American Wild Boar ( Dicotyles torquatus ), is 
smaller than its trans-Atlantic relatives, has fewer teeth, and only a rudimentary 
tail. It roams about as one of a vast herd, and is quite willing and able to take 
•care of itself. Hunting the peccary is full of dangerous adventure, and there¬ 
fore very inviting to mankind, who find great pleasure in trying their animal 
strength and cleverness against those 
<of the brute creation. It has hap¬ 
pened more than once, however, that 
the hunter and hunted have changed 
places, for the peccary does not hesi¬ 
tate about “ carrying the war into 
Africa.” One unfortunate sportsman, 
who was not gunning for boar, was 
forced to climb a tree, and there 
remain for hours, while a herd of 
peccaries held the fort at the bottom. 
Having been born lucky, accidental 
relief came to him, but not until he 
Lad become thoroughly cramped, worn- 
out and famished, so that it was some 
time before he could take much plea¬ 
sure in the recollection or care to dwell upon the story. The peccary makes 
up in fearlessness what it lacks in size, and is dreaded by even the fiercest beasts 
of prey. Its home is the hollow of some great tree, into which the whole 
family back themselves one at a time. The outermost peccary has to do sentinel 
duty, and should anything happen to him the others successively assume the 
duties of a guard. Having learned this habit of the peccary , the hunter spears 
or stabs the sentinel, and thus is able to safely massacre a whole family, whose 
members will appear one at a time. 
The White-lipped Peccary (. Dicotyles labiatus ) is larger, stouter and more 
handy-legged. It is grizzly-black in color, which changes to white on the 
under parts of the nose and mouth. It is gregarious, and the droves number 
thousands. It is migratory, and its destruction of crops is equal to that of 
the locust, while the animal’s ferocity makes submission on the part of the 
farmer almost inevitable, and its ravages are certainly an offset to the fecundity 
of vegetable life in South America. The peccaries would sometimes make short 
work of the hunter were it not for his agility and the saving presence of a 
tree. After the hunter is ensconced in a tree, the peccaries will stand guard, 
and in this duty they exhibit a patience which has caused more than one 
PECCARY. 
