Peccary
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Peccaries are pig-like ungulates of the family Tayassuidae. They are found throughout Central and South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and in the southwestern area of North America. Peccaries usu
Pecari tajacu 02
Skulls of wild boar (left) and white-lipped peccary (right): Note how the upper canines of the peccary point downwards.
Collared peccary
White-lipped peccary
Collared peccary
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The collared peccary is a peccary, a species of artiodactyl mammal in the family Tayassuidae. It is the only extant member of the genus Dicotyles. They are commonly referred to as javelina, saíno, tai
Peccary
…stay away. Peccaries are social animals, often forming herds. Over 100 individuals have been recorded for a single herd of white-lipped peccaries, but collared and Chacoan peccaries usually form smaller groups. Such social behavior seems to have been the situation in extinct peccaries as well. The giant peccary…
In Zoo Paraguaná, Venezuela.
Big Bend National Park, West Texas
Mother and juvenile in Arizona