Roosevelt in Africa : graphic account of the world's most renowned hunter in the wilds of Africa, his unerring aim and wonderful ability as a hunter, encounters with lions, tigers, elephants and other wild beasts of the jungle : containing also a complete history and study of wild animals of the world, their appearance, habits, traits of character and every detail of their wild life, with thrilling and exciting experiences of hunters of big game in all parts of the globe, including mortal combats between ferocious wild animals, dangerous and daring exploits, and hair-breadth escapes (1909)
Seymour, Frederick H. A, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · [Chicago? : D.B. McCurdy] · leaf 233
tusks have the same upwards-and-backwards direction as those of the upper jaw, but are frequently less strongly curved, although in other cases the direction of their sweep is not very different from that of the latter. The upper tusks occasionally attain a length of fourteen and one-half inches,… … SOUTH AFRICAN WILD HOG. by such reptiles, which in a short time is usually completely cleared of them. It is well known that pigs will destroy any rattlesnake they meet with, and this serpent is certainly provided with one of the most deadly of poisons, and it is a reptile not at all likely to…
