The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . /lippopolainijs. PACHYDERM ATA. 131 The Wart-hogs {Pkaxcochoeres, F. Cuv.),—The grinders of which are composed of cylinders, cemented together by a cortical substance, almostlike the transverse laminae of the Elephant, and like them succeeding eacli other from behind. Theirskull is singularly large, the tusks rounded, directed laterally upward, and of a frightful magnitude ;and on each of their cheeks hangs a thick fleshy lobe, which couipletes the hideousnes
The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . /lippopolainijs. PACHYDERM ATA. 131 The Wart-hogs {Pkaxcochoeres, F. Cuv.),—The grinders of which are composed of cylinders, cemented together by a cortical substance, almostlike the transverse laminae of the Elephant, and like them succeeding eacli other from behind. Theirskull is singularly large, the tusks rounded, directed laterally upward, and of a frightful magnitude ;and on each of their cheeks hangs a thick fleshy lobe, which couipletes the hideousness of theiraspect. They have but two incisors above and six below. The individuals received from Cape Verd (S. africanus, Gm.) have generally the incisive teeth complete; thosewhich arrive from the Cape of Good Hope (*. aildopicus, Gm.) scarcely show any trace of them, although vestigesare sometimes found within the gum. This diiference may perhaps arise from age, which has worn down the teethof the latter, or it may indicate a specific diversity, the more especially as the heads of those from the Cape arerather larger and shorter. There is still
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