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THE INDIAN WILD BOAR. 
Sus cristatns , S. Scrofa or S. Indieus. Soor , Hind.; Dukur, Man* 9 ., Guzerat, 
Sind ; Hikh, Baluch.; Paddi , Gond.; Katupani , Tam.; Hundi, mikka, Can.; Suker- 
am , MaL; Bartel , Nepal; Ok, Manipur; Tauwet, Burma. 
Habitat .—Throughout India and Burma. 
Period of gestation— Four months ; 4 to 6 at a litter. The colour is black 
mixed with rusty brown or grey, old boars greyish ; the young are light brown 
with longitudinal dark brown stripes. A crest along the black, bristles above, 
coarse hair below, and a tuft of bristles on the rump ; tail extending nearly to 
hocks, body very scantily haired. 
It infests high grass and crops, associates in “sounders,’’ feeds morning 
and evening, wallows much, is partial to marsh, roots continuously 9 and is 
extremely destructive to crops. It will also devour carrion, fish, and most filth. 
Its speed is considerable over a short distance. It is the most courageous 
of all animals and will fight to the death, yet seldom attacks without provocation. 
It frequently builds mound-like shelters of grass in which it leaves the young, 
and it is the most prolific of the Ungulata. 
Measurements .—Average height at shoulder, 31 inches ; average length of 
tusk, 7 inches ; length from nose to vent 5 ft.; weight from 200 to 300 lbs. The 
biggest boar on record is that shot on the 25th November 1907, at Khummoo 
