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Collared Peccaries (10)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 730 W: 120 N: 1071]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (4703) | Collared Peccary
(Javelina ~ Tayaussa ~ Musk Hog)
Peccary angulatus
(Dicotyles tajacu ~ Tayassu tajacu)
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I do not know if it is appropriate to display
zoo-animals on TN, but this was too funny.
In Wuppertal Zoo yesterday all the Peccaries had
their siesta together, and i really mean "together",
on one spot.
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Collared Peccary is the only wild, native, pig-like
animal found in the United States.
The Collared Peccary, also known as the Javelina,
Tayaussa or the Musk Hog.
They are called Javelina because of their razor-sharp
tusks, Spanish for javelin or spear.
You may smell a peccary before you see it.
The prickly pear is ideal food for the Collared
Peccary due to its high water content.
Collared Peccary have poor eyesight and good hearing.
Weight: 35-60 lbs.
Length with tail: 40-60"
Shoulder Height: 20-24"
Sexual Maturity: 2 years
Mating Season: year round
Gestation Period: 140-150days
No. of Young: 1-3, 2 avg.
Birth Interval: 1 year
Lifespan: 10 years in the wild
Typical diet: agaves and prickly pears
[http://www.desertusa.com/magnov97/nov_pap/du_collpecc.html]
I uploaded a photo showing all of them in the WS section. |
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