. Big game hunting in Africa and other lands; the appearance, habits, traits of character and every detail of wild animal life ... Hunting -- Africa; Animal behavior. 206 THE STORY OF THE WILD BOAR. irritated. The young has the body marked with stripes of a reddish color running lengthwise. The lower tusks of the male wild boar, wdiich project about three inches from the jaw^, and are kept with edges as sharp as razors by wear against those of the upper jaw, are most formidable weapons, capable of ripping open a horse at a single stroke. Both the European and the Indian species are among the b
. Big game hunting in Africa and other lands; the appearance, habits, traits of character and every detail of wild animal life ... Hunting -- Africa; Animal behavior. 206 THE STORY OF THE WILD BOAR. irritated. The young has the body marked with stripes of a reddish color running lengthwise. The lower tusks of the male wild boar, wdiich project about three inches from the jaw^, and are kept with edges as sharp as razors by wear against those of the upper jaw, are most formidable weapons, capable of ripping open a horse at a single stroke. Both the European and the Indian species are among the boldest and fiercest of all animals, charging men, horses, or ele- phants time after time without a moment's hesitation, and in spite of the most desperate wounds. Indeed, the injuries that a wild boar will sustain. EAST AFRICAN WILD HOG. without lo'SS of life are perfectly marvelous. I once killed an old boar, In the skull of which the broken extremity of the tusk of another boar was firmly embedded, with its point penetrating into the brain-cavity a short distance behind the left eye. Although the speed of a wild pig is considerable, yet it cannot be main- tained for any long distance, and accordingly, either a boar or a sow may be easily overtaken by a well-mounted horseman after a comparatively short. 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 Lundeberg, Axel; Seymour, Frederick H. A. [Chicago, D. B. McCurdy
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