Collared Peccary
Pecari tajacu
Where is it found?
Tropical rainforest
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Grassland
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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.
Glands located on their rumps and near their eyes that emit strong smells used for communication within a group.
Social organisation and mating system
Herds
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
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
"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
