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Show HHHHHHHHi vj HOG OF BRILLIANT COLOR. M West African Animal One of the Most I . Brightly Colored Mammals. That really beautiful species tho , fled Hlvpr h .5 of West Africa is now well loprcsented In tho zoo. In com- ' mon with other Juvenile wild pigs tho Hcd It her hog Is striped In the early part of Its life. When nbout three inonthB old it loses these markings, and the body has n spotted appear- J ance, The ndult Is one of the most brilliantly bril-liantly colored mammals In existence but Its bright led hue no doubt har- ' monlzcs with Its surroundings, tho soil In many parts of West Africa bo-Ing bo-Ing red. It is of an elegant shape and with Its tufted tall and long, penciled eats has considerable pretensions to beauty. Thougb It has not tho enormous tusks found In many of tho wild swlno tho Red Illvcr hog Is not devoid of means of defense. Its face Is protected pro-tected by hard callosities on each side. Just below tho oyes, and there Is a bony rldgo on each side of the upper Jaw. And that these growths are not merely ornamental Is proved liy tho fact that this unlninl can hold its own with tho wart hog, n species provided with formidable upturned tusks. Westminster Oiuette. |