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	Peccary - LoveToKnow 1911
		Peccaries are omnivorous, living on roots, fallen fruits, worms and carrion, and often inflict great devastation upon crops.
		Remains of extinct peccaries referable to the modern genus occur in the caverns and superficial deposits of South America, but not in the earlier formations.
		Of the extinct North American peccaries, the typical Dicotyles occur in the Pliocene while the Miocene Bothriolabis, which has tusks of the peccary type, approximates in the structure of its cheek-teeth to the European Miocene genus among the Suinae.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Peccary (623 words)

	The Hall of Florida Fossils - Peccary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Peccaries, (or 'pecari', a Brazilian Tupi word for 'an animal which makes many paths through the woods'), also known as tayassuids ('gnawers of roots'), are endemic to the Americas, their known fossil record extends back approximately 37 million years in North American late Eocene deposits.
		Peccaries are most closely related to Old World pigs, or suids, and are in the Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates), a group of ungulates (e.g., camels, goats, giraffes, cows, deer, hippos) that share in common a double-pulley ankle, among other characteristics.
		Peccaries are distinguished from pigs by numerous anatomical characters: the presence of a scent gland located just above the tail, a complex stomach with a reduced liver and no gall bladder, fused foot and leg bones, fewer than four toes, and a short tail.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fossilhall/Library/Peccary/peccary.htm (1173 words)

	Peccary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Peccaries are members of the Artiodactyls (even-toed ungulants) as are swine Suidae and hippopotami Hippopotamidae.
		People often confuse peccaries, which are found in the New World, with pigs that originated in the Old World, especially since some domestic pigs brought by European settlers have escaped over the years and now run wild in many parts of the United States.
		Peccaries, indeed, are aggressive enough in temperament that, unlike Eurasia's pigs, they cannot be domesticated as they are likely to injure humans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peccary (790 words)

	peccary - Encyclopedia.com
		The collared peccary, or javelina, Tayassu tajacu, is the more common, ranging from the SW United States to Argentina and inhabiting many types of country, from tropical swamps to dry scrub regions.
		Peccaries are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Tayassuidae.
		4 Chacoan peccaries are new at Hogle Zoo
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-peccary.html (1197 words)

	Collared Peccary (Tayassu tajacu)
		Peccaries are active mainly in early morning and late afternoon and often bed down in dense brush or prickly pear thickets during the heat of midday.
		Home ranges of adjacent peccary herds may overlap slightly, but usually only one herd at a time is found in this "border." The boundaries of the home range are marked by scent emitted from the conspicuous musk gland on the animal’s rump, which also serves the individual in keeping contact within the herd.
		It is true that encounters between peccaries and untrained dogs usually end with dead or crippled dogs, but it is also true that in these battles the dog is always the aggressor, and any animal will defend its life to the best of its ability when attacked.
	www.nsrl.ttu.edu /tmot1/tayataja.htm (572 words)

	The Collared Peccary - Javelina - DesertUSA
		Peccaries have only 3 toes on each hind foot (instead of 4), and the upper tusks (1.5 inches long) are pointed down, (rather than curled as with some other feral wild pigs).
		Peccaries have large heads and long snouts with thick coats of dark-gray, bristly hair and band of white hair (collar) around the neck.
		The adult male Collared Peccary is 46 to 60 inches in length and is usually 20 to 24 inches in height.
	www.desertusa.com /magnov97/nov_pap/du_collpecc.html (1045 words)

	Chacoan peccary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri), is the closest living relative to the extinct Platygonus pearcei.
		The Chacoan peccary has the unusual distinction of having been first described based on fossils and was originally thought to be only an extinct species.
		"The extinction of peccaries and a new case of survival." Annals of the New York Academy of Science 288, 538-544.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chacoan_peccary (183 words)

	Chacoan peccary
		When frightened, Chacoan peccaries flee, raising the long hairs on their back and spraying secretions from their dorsal gland, presumably to keep the group together in the dense brush via odor.
		The Chacoan peccary is classified as endangered by the IUCN (1996).
		Surprisingly, this description was made from fossil remains and the peccary assumed extinct, until 1972 when Dr. Ralph Wetzel, on an expedition to the Gran Chaco, discovered three types of peccary recognized by the natives: the collared and white-lipped peccaries and a larger third species.
	www.ultimateungulate.com /Artiodactyla/Catagonus_wagneri.html (392 words)

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		Peccaries usually travel in a band from six to 12 although as many as 50 have been seen together.
		Peccaries are omnivorous, which means that they can eat a wide range of foods, although they prefer roots, fruit and seeds.
		The natural range of the peccary is decreasing, and their numbers are dwindling due to human impact on their habitat.
	www.wellingtonzoo.com /animals/animals/mammals/peccary.html (307 words)

	Mammal Directory: Peccary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Collared peccaries are adaptable to a wide variety of habitats, from deserts to tropical rain forests.
		Peccaries tend to feed early and seek shelter during the heat of the day, sometimes under logs or in burrows created by other animals.
		Peccaries can have litters ranging from 1-4 young, but two is most common and more females are born than males.
	www.csam.montclair.edu /ceterms/mammals/peccary.html (538 words)

	Peccary Subgroup Update
		This peccary trade might be a means of establishing a "green leather" programme or "certification", which would enable the peccary pelt trade to be used as a means of promoting wildlife conservation through economic incentives.
		During the past decade, and especially during the past few years, peccary tanneries in Peru have noticed a dramatic increase in the number of ticks present on these pelts and researchers are now looking at possible correlates between tick infestations and increases in deforestation rates, changes in wildlife populations, or other determinants.
		Establishing economic and sustainable exploitation of the collared peccary is the overall objective of the project.
	www.iucn.org /themes/ssc/sgs/pphsg/peccaryupdate.htm (834 words)

	The Living Desert - Collared Peccary
		Female collared peccaries are sexually mature at 33 to 34 weeks; males at 46 to 47 weeks.
		Peccaries are herbivorous prefering roots, fruit and seeds or in desert areas, prickly pear cactus.
		Collared peccaries are often considered pests because they eat and destroy plantations of yucca, corn, watermelons and legumes.
	www.livingdesert.org /animals/collared_peccary.asp (393 words)

	The Biogeography of the Collared Peccary
		The Biogeography of the Collared Peccary (Tayassu tajacu)
		In undisturbed rainforests, the collared peccary is sympatric with the white-lipped peccary (Sowls, 1997).
		The external morphology of the collared peccary resembles that of a pig or swine.
	bss.sfsu.edu /geog/bholzman/courses/fall99projects/peccary.htm (2954 words)

	Amazon Animals mammals - peccary photos
		Peccaries (also called "javelinas") are large pig-like animals widespread through much of northern South America and into the southeastern U.S. Their closest relatives are pigs, but they are in a different family (Tayassuidae).
		Unlike pigs, peccaries only raise one or two young and the piglets are able to run and follow the mother soon after birth.
		Peccaries are among the most widely hunted animals, so piglets are often retrieved by hunters and taken home to be raised for the pot.
	www.junglephotos.com /amazon/amanimals/ammammals/peccary.shtml (186 words)

	Javelina (Collared Peccary) Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		Peccaries are most active at dawn and dusk; they rest during the hottest part of the day.
		Peccaries mark territories with a skunk-like odor which is detectable from hundreds of feet away.
		Collared peccaries have a distinctive thin collar of white fur on the shoulders.
	enchantedlearning.com /subjects/mammals/peccary/Javelinaprintout.shtml (308 words)

	Gene the Rat
		Peccary stepped inside and carefully wiped his feet on the plastic grass mat that vigilantly guarded her Persian rug lying in the hallway.
		Peccary in the same way, he thought uncomfortably, that she had stared at the rat.
		Peccary, who still had one hand on the lid, deflated into a rat, landing with a plop at the bottom of the cage.
	www.anotherealm.com /2001q1/ar091501.html (1185 words)

	The Chacoan Peccary : Utah's Hogle Zoo
		These peccaries live in one of the hottest and driest regions of South America, the Alto Chaco in Paraguay.
		Chacoan peccaries are the largest of the three peccary species.
		Peccaries are diurnal (active during the day) and tend to be most active in the early morning hours, then finding a mud wallow or dusty area to cool off as the day heats up.
	www.hoglezoo.org /animals/view.php?id=210 (435 words)

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		White-lipped peccaries are confined to the Neotropical regions and have played an important role in the economic and cultural development of many indigenous people and still constitute an important resource.
		Although primarily nocturnal, white-lipped peccaries are active both day and night and are constantly moving in search for food and water.
		As gregarious species, white-lipped peccary herds often exceed 100 individuals, though groups of as few as 5 to more than 200 individuals have also been observed.
	www.mesoamericancarnivores.com /peccary.html (280 words)

	Peccaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Two species of peccary were present in North America north of Mexico 16,000 years ago, and remains of both are found in the midwestern U.S. The two species are the flat-headed peccary (Platygonus compressus) and the long-nosed peccary (Mylohyus nasutus).
		To the left is a fragment of a long-nosed peccary jaw was recovered from a cave in Jefferson County, Missouri.
		These differences in the teeth are due to the fact that long-nosed peccaries lived in woodlands and ate mainly shrubs while flat-headed peccaries lived in open areas and ate coarser vegetation.
	www.museum.state.il.us /exhibits/larson/peccary.html (535 words)

	RWP Zoo : Collared Peccary
		Peccaries have poor vision, fair hearing and a keen sense of smell.
		Peccaries occupy stable territory — usually 74 to 100 acres, depending on availability of food.
		Most peccaries never travel far from their place of birth.
	www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org /what_to_see/north_america/northamerica_peccary.cfm (352 words)

	Peccary Effigy Jar
		The collared peccary gets its name from the white "necklace," or collar, that you can see in the photo.
		The bottom end is fashioned in the shape of the head and legs of a peccary, an animal similar to a pig.
		Then the peccary would appear to be balancing on its nose and elbows, which would serve as the legs of the jar.
	www.ncartmuseum.org /artnc/object.php?themeid=4&objectid=33 (290 words)

	Collared Peccary or Javelina Hunting
		Peccary bones are not found in Arizona archaeological sites and early settlers made infrequent references to their occurrence.
		It's possible that the peccary spread simultaneously with the replacement of Arizona's native grasslands by scrub and cactus.
		Being of tropical origin, peccaries are capable of breeding throughout the year, the only wild ungulate in the western hemisphere with a year long breeding season.
	www.bluewaterbiggame.com /game/north_american_collared_peccary.cfm (615 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Got Questions? Peccary
		People just didn't go there, so no one was aware that peccaries were living among the thorny bushes, palms, and cacti.
		Then, in the early 1970s, a scientist named Ralph Wetzel was studying this remote habitat, and, much to his surprise, came across a group of Chacoan peccaries.
		Chacoan peccaries tend to live in groups of females with their youngsters and a few adult and juvenile males.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/got_questions_peccary.html (302 words)

	Raymond M. Alf Museum: The Peccary Society
		The Peccary Society is the exploration and research arm of the museum and includes alumni of The Webb Schools, current students, and museum friends and supporters.
		The Peccary Society was created in 1936 when Ray Alf and students went to the Mojave Desert in search of fossils and unearthed a complete skull of a peccary, or fossil pig.
		Today the Peccary Society is alive and well because of the hundreds of alumni, current students, and friends that actively participate in and support this important field-oriented museum program.
	www.alfmuseum.org /visitorpages_peccary.html (437 words)

	Sympatric White-lipped Peccary and Collared Peccary - Ecology of Peccaries
		Sympatric White-lipped Peccary and Collared Peccary - Ecology of Peccaries
		Peccaries belong to the mammal family Tayassuidae (3 species) and are native to the New World, while pigs belong to the family Suiidae (16 species) and are native to the Old World.
		One reason for the white-lipped peccary's greater vulnerability of hunting by humans may be that it tends to confront threats, while the collared peccary typically flees from danger (Peres 1996; Cullen et al.
	www.ecology.info /ecology-peccaries.htm (2047 words)

	NOVA Online \| Animal Hospital \| Chacoan Peccary
		Yet while the peccary shares a common ancestry with the pig, the two animals are very different, both anatomically and genetically.
		The Chacoan peccary is the largest of three different types of peccaries, weighing in at about 45 kilograms (100 pounds).
		There, where the land is flat and dry with seasonal floods, the Chacoan peccary feasts on tubers, roots, cactus pads and fruit and flowers (sometimes snacking on small invertebrates such as snails).
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/vets/answer41.html (168 words)

	NatureWorks - Collared Peccary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The collared peccary has a pig-like snout, a large head and shoulders and small legs with hoofed feet.
		In the summer, the collared peccary is active at night when the temperatures are cooler.
		The peccary is territorial and members of the group will defend their territory from other peccaries.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/peccary.htm (391 words)

	Online Ambient Radio Station - Live365 Internet Radio - Spotted Peccary Music
		Spotted Peccary Music is dedicated to the development of original progressive instrumental and limited vocal music inspired by the landscape, culture, and energy of North America.
		For over fifteen years, the artists of Spotted Peccary have combined modern timbres and textures of electronic and acoustic styles with some of the conventional structures of classical music to define a unique sound that embodies the essence of this vast land.
		It is the goal of Spotted Peccary Music to continue to produce ultra-high quality releases that introduce and support truly creative artists who bring to life this new North American sound and advance the very boundaries of imagination.
	www.live365.com /stations/gern (238 words)

	Collared Peccary Population
		of a Collared Peccary Population in Trans-Pecos Texas
		We studied the characteristics and habitat selection (second and third order) of collared peccaries at the Barillos Dome, Jeff Davis County, Texas.
		During this one-year study, 15 collared peccaries (8 M, 7 F) from three herds were radio-collared and tracked.
	www.sulross.edu /pages/3946.asp (385 words)

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