. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. 82 NATUEAI, HISTORY. with the Mastodon Giganteus, whose bones liave been found alone in America. 140. The Tapir is in some respects hke the Hog. It has a prolonged snout, which allies it, on the other hand, to the Elephant. "With this it grasps fruit and herbage, putting it into its mouth. The South American Tapir is from five to six feet high. The Malay Tapir, Fig. 69, o. Fig. 69 The Tapir. is larger. It has its loins and hind quai-ters of a grayish white color, giving it a singular appearance. 141. Of the Pig Family I need
. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. 82 NATUEAI, HISTORY. with the Mastodon Giganteus, whose bones liave been found alone in America. 140. The Tapir is in some respects hke the Hog. It has a prolonged snout, which allies it, on the other hand, to the Elephant. "With this it grasps fruit and herbage, putting it into its mouth. The South American Tapir is from five to six feet high. The Malay Tapir, Fig. 69, o. Fig. 69 The Tapir. is larger. It has its loins and hind quai-ters of a grayish white color, giving it a singular appearance. 141. Of the Pig Family I need say but little. The two orifices of the snout are like those in the trunk of the Elephant. The proverbial uncleanliness of the com- mon Hog is owing in fact to the circumstances in which man places it, and no animal seems to like clean straw betteK The Wild Hog or boar, the original of the do- mestic hog, is still found in many pai-ts of Europe, es- pecially in the German forests, and its chase is one of the sports of hunters. One of this family, the Baby- roussa, or hog-deer, Fig. 10 (p. 83), has four tusks, two of which do not pass out between the lips, but through an opening in the skin. It is a native of Java and the 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 Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867. New York, Harper & Brothers
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