. Adventure--travel--exploration. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Zoology. 182 THE GREAT THICK-SKINNED ?ANIMALS The wart-hog stands about two feet six inches high at the shoulder and is of a reddish brown color. The top of the head, upper part of the neck, shoulders and back are covered with long stiff bristles, those on the top of the head diverging like the radii of a circle. The canine leeth are very large and long, directed upwards and forming the afore- mentioned tusks. The head is very large and the muzzle very broad. A fleshy wen behind each eye and a warty excrescence on either side of
. Adventure--travel--exploration. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Zoology. 182 THE GREAT THICK-SKINNED ?ANIMALS The wart-hog stands about two feet six inches high at the shoulder and is of a reddish brown color. The top of the head, upper part of the neck, shoulders and back are covered with long stiff bristles, those on the top of the head diverging like the radii of a circle. The canine leeth are very large and long, directed upwards and forming the afore- mentioned tusks. The head is very large and the muzzle very broad. A fleshy wen behind each eye and a warty excrescence on either side of the muzzle give the wart-hog its name. The tail is about twenty inches long, thin, straight and tufted with bristles. In spite of the. THE WART-HOG Native of Africa—So called from the large fleshy lumps on the face—The upper teeth are bent outwards and upwards ugly head and body, the eyes are really their most forbidding char- acteristic. They are small and sinister. When the animal is disturbed they fairly blaze with rage. When attacked, the wart-hog usually runs for his burrow, for they live under ground as a rule, and it is a truly funny sight to see one going down this hole in the ground backward, as their custom is. They are rarely dangerous unless cornered or the horseman is thrown during the chase. If this happens the wart-hog is apt to turn and charge his fallen pursuer. In this case the long tusks may prove very. 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 Unger, Frederic William, 1875- [from old catalog]. [Philadelphia, The John C. Winston co. ]
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