. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. ^•p" FiG. 143.—Wart Hog. Phacnchoerus aetJiiopimis. x ^. as the type of a distinct genus of Pigs. This animal, " super- latively ugly " with its huge tusks and great protuberances upon the face, is chiefly to be distinguished from the genus Sus by these char- acters, and by the com- plexity of the last molar, which, with the tusks, are sometimes in aged animals the only teeth left. The complete for- mula is Pm|-M|-. There are two species of this genus, P. aethiopictts and P. africanus. When en- raged the Wart Hog is said to carry its tai
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. ^•p" FiG. 143.—Wart Hog. Phacnchoerus aetJiiopimis. x ^. as the type of a distinct genus of Pigs. This animal, " super- latively ugly " with its huge tusks and great protuberances upon the face, is chiefly to be distinguished from the genus Sus by these char- acters, and by the com- plexity of the last molar, which, with the tusks, are sometimes in aged animals the only teeth left. The complete for- mula is Pm|-M|-. There are two species of this genus, P. aethiopictts and P. africanus. When en- raged the Wart Hog is said to carry its tail directly up, and to present a ludicrous as well as ferocious appearance. The Celebesian Babyroussa, genus Babirusa, is an almost hairless hog with enormously upturned tusks in both jaws of the. Fig. 144.—Head of Wart 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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