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Show A PIG THAT CLIMBS TREES. Peculiar Animal Recently Shot by a Naturalist Nat-uralist in (Queensland. Pall Mall Budget. A curiosity has lately been shot by Mr. Le Mortemore, who has a slectlou on Ti-mana Ti-mana creek Queensland. He says it is a sort of tree-climbing pig. For a number of years the wild pigs have been numerous io this locality, aud his theory is that the original or common pig must have amalgamated amal-gamated to a certain extent with somu aboriginal ab-original animal, or that the necessities of climate, etc,, have, caused the variety. The captured animal weighs about. 100 pounds, and is pretty fat, with bristly brown fur, small black spots, snout and cars like a pig but the Jaw is furnished with front teeth like a rodent; it has large canines and powerful back grinders. The fore feet are furnished wilh hook-like claws; the hind ones have two hook claws on each hoof. The tail is thick, about a foot long, and highly prehensile, and in a state of rest is u-u iily carried in what is known as a Flemish coil. The auimal is also furnished with a pouch, which it only appears to use for carrying a supply of food in while it, is traveling to fresh pastures. pas-tures. Mr. Le Mortemore says the flesh is excellent, and that it tastes just like veal. In drought the auimal climbs trees and hangs by its tail while it gathers Its food by the hook claws. He intends capturing some live specimens aud breeding from them. |