. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 182 VERT EBR ATES. brcB^d, depressed, that is, bending downwards, and almost as hard aa iorn; its head is large and broad; beneath each eye there is a hw low formed of loose skin, very soft and wrinkled; under these (' Are is a great lobe, or wattle, lying almost horizontal, broad, flat,. The Babyiongsii. tod rounded at the end, placed so as to intercept the view of any- thing belcw the animal. The mouth is small; the
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 182 VERT EBR ATES. brcB^d, depressed, that is, bending downwards, and almost as hard aa iorn; its head is large and broad; beneath each eye there is a hw low formed of loose skin, very soft and wrinkled; under these (' Are is a great lobe, or wattle, lying almost horizontal, broad, flat,. The Babyiongsii. tod rounded at the end, placed so as to intercept the view of any- thing belcw the animal. The mouth is small; the skin dusky; the bristles are disposed in fasciculi, or small bunches of five each; these are longest between the ears and on the beginning of the back, but in other parts of the body are thinly dispersed: the ears are large and sharp-pointed: the tail is slender and flat, not reach-' ing lower than the thighs, and is covered with hair in separate little patches, which give it a very singular appearance: the body is longer and the feet shorter than in the common swine; in a do- mesticated state the length is about four feet nine inches, but in a wild state it grows to an enormous size. These animals inhabit the hottest parts of Africa, from Senegal to Congo, and are re markably fierce and 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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