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Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu


Where is it found?

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Tropical rainforest
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Grassland

Diet and foraging method

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They have blunt snouts for rooting out tubers and other foods
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Key adaptations

Collared Peccary have poor eyesight but good hearing, leading to them being a very vocal species. 


Glands located on their rumps and near their eyes that emit strong smells used for communication within a group.

Social organisation and mating system

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Herds
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Polygynous

Did you know that...?

Collared Peccary have small sharp tusks that fit together snugly and sharpen each other as the jaw opens and closes.

Taxonomy

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Picture credits:

Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Running Javelina" by Wing-Chi Poon - Own work by uploader; at Cottonwood Campground, Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Running_Javelina.jpg#/media/File:Running_Javelina.jpg
"Collared peccary02 - melbourne zoo" by Taken byfir0002 | flagstaffotos.com.auCanon 20D + Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L - Own work. Licensed under GFDL 1.2 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Collared_peccary02_-_melbourne_zoo.jpg#/media/File:Collared_peccary02_-_melbourne_zoo.jpg
"Collared peccary - melbourne zoo" by Taken byfir0002 | flagstaffotos.com.auCanon 20D + Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L - Own work. Licensed under GFDL 1.2 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Collared_peccary_-_melbourne_zoo.jpg#/media/File:Collared_peccary_-_melbourne_zoo.jpg

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