Identifier: natalprovincedes00tatl (find matches)
Title: Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Tatlow, A.H South African Railways. Publicity Dept
Subjects: Railroads
Publisher: Durban, Natal : South African Railways Printing Works
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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The Eland 490 The Hippopotamus op Sea Cow (Hippopotamus amphibius) has a smooth thick hairlessskin which is greyish black. The canine teeth are very large, and the incisor teeth of thelower jaw project horizontally. Large specimens may attain a length of 12 to 14 feet, andthe weight may be over four tons. Among other places the hippopotamus is found in Zululand, in the Komati River, andalong the Zambesi. This animal is very fond of water and can swim with great ease. It sleeps during theday near the river-banks or under the water ; and towards evening it leaves its sleeping-placeand walks along narrow tracks, which it forms, to its feeding quarters. Its food consists ofgrass, twigs, and succulent herbs.
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Bush Pig or Boseh Vark The Bush Pig or Bosch-Vark (Potamoehoerus ehoeropotamus) is covered with coarsebrown bristles. In front of the eyes there are cartilaginous thickenings of the skin coveringa short bony projection of the skull. Ears are pointed with a tuft of long hair at their apices.The lower tusks project outside the jaw to a length of two or three inches. The bush piglives in dense bush and is very fond of water. It is nocturnal in habits and wanders about insmall companies of half-a-dozen or more individuals, and feeds chiefly on roots and nuts. Itoccurs in Zululand. The Wart Hog iPhaeoehcerus aethiopieus) is more or less black with a few sparsely-scattered bristles. Along the mid-dorsal line, however, the bristles are thickly set and maybe ten or more inches in length. Below the eye on each side there is a large fleshy wart,while further forward there is a more horny wart. The canine teeth of the upper-jaw arelarge, especially in the male, and are turned upwards, they may r

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