मृगपक्षी-शास्त्र (हंसदेव - १३वीं शती का अमर भारतीय वन्यजीव, पक्षी एवं प्राणि-विज्ञान)

in size. They can withstand sun's heat, cold, rain, hunger and thirst,
but they are not easily controllable. They possess strong memory.
They fast when angry. They are never idle and dull. Their cries are
not pleasant. They must be punished for extracting work from them
when they are impatient. Female mules too resemble their males in
their nature and quality. They are a little fairer and less angry than
their males. They give birth to 3 to 4 issues in their life-time. They are
fat and strong while young. Their utmost age is 12 years. Owing to
their nature and work they are called Tamasa Adhama or inferior in
3rd 'class.
10th GROUP.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF BOARS.
There are 3 varieties of boars living in forests and 7 living in
countries and villages. They are always mean-minded. Some are
black or white and some grey in colour. They eat roots, and other
nasty things like night-soil. They are fond of rolling about in (mire)
muddy and swampy places. Some spoil crops altogether. Some
create fear to human beings. They have very small bodies and are
unfit to work as they are dull by nature. They possess stout stomachs
and sharp knoch shaped ears. They are very fatty-muscled ones.
They have long projected faces, and have long tusk like jaws. They
have much passion in winter season. Their youth begins in their 2nd
year. They then try to cohabit with female ones. They (female) gene-
rally give birth to 5, 6, or 7 young ones in their 3rd or 4th month
for every pregnancy. The young ones will suck their mothers' milk
very often and are always with their mothers. Their varieties are
described below.
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