. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. ANATOMY OF PIGS 275 can and does attack and destroy human beings. The Hippo- potamus not only swims, but can walk along the bottom of a river with great rapidity. It occasionally puts out to sea from the mouths of rivers frequented by it; and it is supposed that in this way Madagascar was populated with Hippopotamuses, whose remains are now found in swamps in that island. Fam. 2. Suidae.—The Pig family, Suidae, differ from the last iu their smaller size, in the terminal nostrils and mobile snout, which is not grooved, except faintly as in Balirusa. The
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. ANATOMY OF PIGS 275 can and does attack and destroy human beings. The Hippo- potamus not only swims, but can walk along the bottom of a river with great rapidity. It occasionally puts out to sea from the mouths of rivers frequented by it; and it is supposed that in this way Madagascar was populated with Hippopotamuses, whose remains are now found in swamps in that island. Fam. 2. Suidae.—The Pig family, Suidae, differ from the last iu their smaller size, in the terminal nostrils and mobile snout, which is not grooved, except faintly as in Balirusa. They are generally hairy, but the Babyroussa is an exception, while Phaco-. fOlVjJjf - Fig. 141.—Wild Boar. Sus serofa. x^V. choerus is but slightly haired. Though there are four digits, as in the Hippopotamus, only two reach the ground in walking. The stomach, furthermore, is simple, and (except in Dicotyles) there is a caecum. The kidneys are smooth, and the liver is more lobate than in I[i]J2^opotamus. The orbital cavity is confluent with the temporal fossa. The typical genus, Sus, is distributed over Europe, Asia, and the islands of the Malay Archipelago, reaching as far as Borneo and Celebes. The dentition ^ is complete. A single species, the so-called S. sennaariensis, is from Ethiopian Africa, but it is not certain how far this animal may be an escaped species introduced by man. A very large number of " species " of Sus have been described, but Dr. Forsyth '- There is, however, some doubt about the first Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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