Tayassuidae (peccaries)

Tayassuidae
Tayassuids are pig-like animals that are found in the southwestern United States, south to central Argentina.
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Catagonus (Chacoan peccary)

Chacoan Peccary
Chacoan peccaries are social animals and live in small herds of up to ten individuals.
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Chacoan Peccary
The Chacoan peccary eats cactus. it uses its long snout to roll the cactus around on the ground to break off the spines.
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Chacoan Peccary
The Chacoan peccary is the largest of the three species of peccary.
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Chacoan Peccary
Male and female Chacoan peccaries look alike
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Chacoan Peccary
The Chacoan peccary was only discovered by scientists in 1972, making it one of the most recently discovered large mammals.
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Pecari (collared peccary)

Collared Peccary
The collared peccary is found from northern Argentina in South America, throughout Central America, and have spread into the southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States.
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Collared Peccary
Collared peccaries are sometimes called "musk hogs" because of a strong odor emitted from musk glands near their rump and eyes.
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Collared Peccary
Collared peccaries are highly social and live in groups of six to 18 individuals, led by a dominant male.
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Collared Peccary
The collared peccary is also known as the javelina.
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Collared Peccary
The collared peccary eats roots, bulbs, seeds, insects, and fruit. It especially likes the prickly pear.
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Tayassu (white-lipped peccary)

White-lipped Peccary
The white-lipped peccary gets its name from a band of white hair around its mouth.
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