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Peccary Family: Tayassuidae

Peccary Family: Tayassuidae. Collared Peccary( Pecari tajacu ). Behavior:. Also called: Mexican Hog. Live up to groups of one to 20 individuals Diurnal- might be nocturnal(Active at night) or active primarily during twilight or dusk or dawn)

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Peccary Family: Tayassuidae

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  1. PeccaryFamily: Tayassuidae

  2. Collared Peccary(Pecaritajacu) Behavior: Also called: Mexican Hog • Live up to groups of one to 20 individuals • Diurnal- might be nocturnal(Active at night) or active primarily during twilight or dusk or dawn) • Sleep at night in burrows often under the roots of trees • If feel threated, they defend themselves with there long tusks which they sharpen themselves. . Range: • North, South and South America • Live in Deserts, Scrublands, tropical, Subtropical, grasslands • Notable population are known in suburbs of Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona

  3. Physical: • 20-24 inches tall at the shoulder and about 1-1.5 inches long(40-60 inches) • Weight- 14-31 kg / 31-68 lb. • They have a brown, black coat that is bristly Food: • Fruit • Roots • Tuber(potatoes, onions) • Palm nuts • Grasses • Small vertebrates • Tulip bulbs • Eggs • Carrion

  4. Reproduction: • Gestation Period: 141-151 days. • Young per Birth: 1-5 • Weaning: At 2-3 months. • Sexual Maturity: females at 8-14 months, males at 11 months. • Life span: 24 years

  5. White-Lipped Peccary(Tayassupecari) Behavior: • Can give birth to two peccaries at a time • Live in herds up to 20-300 individuals • Predators- Jaguar, Puma, Boa Constrictors • It performs all its actions at night • When feel threated they will let off a loud “bark” and show there teeth to avoid conflict Range: • Central and South America • Dry Savannas, Humid Tropical Rain Forest

  6. Physical: • White marking below snout to the cheek • Brown and Black- Bristly Hairs running down the spine growing longer than the sides and forming an crest which is raised when the peccary becomes excited. • When standing up they get excited • Adult weight: 25-40 kg • Head- Dark Brown which makes the white marking around the jaw stand out Food: • Fruit Nuts • Vegetation • Small Amounts of animal matters

  7. Reproduction: • Gestation period: 156-162 days • Litter size: 2, sometimes 1 or 3. • Weaning: By 6 months. • Sexual maturity: Between 1 and 2 years of age. • Life span: Up to 13 years. • Babies weight over 1kg when born • Babies- Reddish Brown, with a dark stripe running down there backs • Just before birth, the female leaves the group giving birth alone in a cave.  After one day she then rejoins the group.

  8. Chacoan peccary(Catagonuswagneri) Behavior: • Travel in herds up to 20 • Communicate ranging from using there grunts to chattering the teeth • Love to charge things and bit things • Produce a milk, that is used for marking trees, shrubs, and similar objects • Bath in the mud or dust Range: • Gran Chaco of Paraguay, Bolivia and Northern Argentina

  9. Physical: • Well know for its rough leathery snout • The bristle-like fur is generally brown to almost gray • A dark stripe runs across the back, and white fur is on the shoulders. • Longer ears, snout, tail • Three Hind Toe • Sprays secretions from their dorsal glands • Young are generally born between the months of September and December, but litters have been found almost year-round • Weight- 30-43 kg / 66-95 lb. Food: • Cacti • Flowers • Seeds • Fruit Nuts • Anything they can get there mouth on

  10. Reproduction: • Gestation Period: 5 months. • Young per Birth: 1-4 • Sexual Maturity: Minimum breeding age is thought to be 3 years. • Most births occur between September and November.

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