. The museum of natural history, with introductory essay on the natural history of the primeval world : being a popular account of the structure, habits, and classification of the various departments of the animal kingdom, quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, shells, and insects, including the insects destructive to agriculture . oes not differ very materially from ourdomestic hog (fig. 72), which has the sluJI rathermore elevated. When provided with its full comple-ment of teeth there are twelve incisors, equally dividedabove and below; four exserted, prism-shaped, recurvedcanines, and twenty
. The museum of natural history, with introductory essay on the natural history of the primeval world : being a popular account of the structure, habits, and classification of the various departments of the animal kingdom, quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, shells, and insects, including the insects destructive to agriculture . oes not differ very materially from ourdomestic hog (fig. 72), which has the sluJI rathermore elevated. When provided with its full comple-ment of teeth there are twelve incisors, equally dividedabove and below; four exserted, prism-shaped, recurvedcanines, and twenty-eight molars—m ah, premolars are more or less compressed; theposterior giinders bcmg tuberculated. The Wild Boaris an inhabitant of the forests of Asia and Europegenerally; and although no loiiger loiown in thiscomitry, it was formerly found in Great Britam, andprobably also in Sweden and Denmark. It is anexceedingly fierce and vindictive animal, capable ofinflicting severe woxmds on its enemies—be they men,horses, or tigers. It is doubtful whether the hunterexperiences so much danger in pursuing tbe largerCarnivora as he docs in chasing tlic wfld hog. InIndia, however, tliis sport is much in vogue, andattended with varied excitement. During the hunt, it is extremely conmion to see a party divide after. The T^imc Boar (Sus Scrofa). various hogs, either started at the first from the samecover, or roused in the progress of chasing a single one.\Vhere it is luiown that two or more are in the bund,cane, &c., which is lieating, a portion of the horse-men follow the horse that starts, leaving tiieir comradesto manage the remainder. Nothing can exceed theinterest created when, as sometimes occurs, two orthree parties are following each their respective may be seen spurring on with the utmost energy; otliers pulling hard to restrain their frightenedor too impetuous steeds; perhaps one or more in diflei-ent stages of faUing ; others stopping to dismoimt and
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