"Has rather slender, long legs, and is of a grayish color above, with a tint of fawn below. The upper tusks come through the skin of the muzzle and turn circularly backward, the points sometimes reaching the skin again in their downward progress." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Babirussa

"Has rather slender, long legs, and is of a grayish color above, with a tint of fawn below. The upper…

A pig-like animal with long tusks that grow upward.

Babirussa

A pig-like animal with long tusks that grow upward.

Barber, barber, shave a pig. How many hairs will make a wig?

Barber, Barber

Barber, barber, shave a pig. How many hairs will make a wig?

Caecum and colon of a hog-inflated. Labels: a, ileum; b, caecum; c, colon; d, rectum.

Caecum and Colon of a Hog

Caecum and colon of a hog-inflated. Labels: a, ileum; b, caecum; c, colon; d, rectum.

An illustration of a hog.

Hog

An illustration of a hog.

A large wart hog with large warts and the head uncouth in its form.

Cape Wart Hog

A large wart hog with large warts and the head uncouth in its form.

"It is of the size of a common hog; has long, narrow, straight ears, with a pencil of hair at the tips. It is of a lively cinnamon-red, with white patches above the and below the eyes, and with longitudinal bands of white on the back. The face is partly black, and the tail is long, reaching below the knee." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Guinea Hog

"It is of the size of a common hog; has long, narrow, straight ears, with a pencil of hair at the tips.…

Two hogs facing left.

Hogs

Two hogs facing left.

"Hold On. From the drawing by Horace Vernet." -Rees, 1894

Hold On

"Hold On. From the drawing by Horace Vernet." -Rees, 1894

"Jack Sprat's pig, He was not very little, Nor yet very big."

Jack Sprat's Pig

"Jack Sprat's pig, He was not very little, Nor yet very big."

Horizontal section of the kidney of a hog. Labels: a, cortical substance; b, medullary substance; c, renal papillae; d, infundibulum; e, ureter cut across.

Kidney of a Hog

Horizontal section of the kidney of a hog. Labels: a, cortical substance; b, medullary substance; c,…

Liver of a hog-posterior view. Labels: a, right external lobe; c, left external lobe; d, left internal lobe; e, spigelian lobe; f, posterior cava; g, quadrate lobe; h, gall bladder; i, cystic duct; k. ductus choledocus.

Liver of a Hog

Liver of a hog-posterior view. Labels: a, right external lobe; c, left external lobe; d, left internal…

The old woman buying her pig at market.

Old Woman and Pig

The old woman buying her pig at market.

The old woman buying her pig at market.

Old Woman and Pig

The old woman buying her pig at market.

The old woman and her pig sitting by the road.

Old Woman and Pig

The old woman and her pig sitting by the road.

The old woman talks to the butcher.

Old Woman and Pig

The old woman talks to the butcher.

The old woman talks to the rat. "Rat, rat, gnaw the rope."

Old Woman and Pig

The old woman talks to the rat. "Rat, rat, gnaw the rope."

"Its general color is a yellow-ish ggray; a whitish line runs down the shoulder obliquely toward the neck resembling a collar, thus giving its distinctive name." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Collared Peccary

"Its general color is a yellow-ish ggray; a whitish line runs down the shoulder obliquely toward the…

An illustration of a white pig.

Pig

An illustration of a white pig.

A Common Pig in a yard.

Common Pig

A Common Pig in a yard.

A Poland-China pig, best suited for lard.

Poland-China pig

A Poland-China pig, best suited for lard.

"A tall, gaunt hog with a very long body, pendent ears and a thick covering of bristles." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Sow of the Large English Breed

"A tall, gaunt hog with a very long body, pendent ears and a thick covering of bristles." — Encyclopedia…

A Yorkshire pig, best for bacon.

Yorkshire pig

A Yorkshire pig, best for bacon.

The skeletal hoof of a hog.

Skeletal Hoof

The skeletal hoof of a hog.

"It is a large animal, measuring six feet in length, and is of a uniform brown color. It inhabits the forests, always in the neighborhood of water, in which is delights to bathe, frwquently rolling in the mud like a pig." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Tapir

"It is a large animal, measuring six feet in length, and is of a uniform brown color. It inhabits the…

"More than to eat, the hog does not aspire; / To get and cram his food, he looks no higher, / Like men who only live to eat and drink, / Of Him who feeds us all they never think: / They heed not, they love not Him who dwells on high. / Like brutes they live, like brutish beasts they die - / The source of life, of hope, and heavenly love, / They care not for, they never look above."—Barber, 1857

The Hog Never Looks Higher than His Head

"More than to eat, the hog does not aspire; / To get and cram his food, he looks no higher, / Like men…

An Australian marsupial with a broad nose. Feeds mostly on grass.

Wombat

An Australian marsupial with a broad nose. Feeds mostly on grass.