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COLLARED PECCARY Pecari tajacu
Though pig-like, the Peccaries are not closely related to domestic pigs. They share the flattened snout and habit of rummaging around (rooting) in the ground, and were so similar in appearance to European Wild Boar that the Spanish settlers christened them "Jabalí" (the Spanish name for Wild Boar). Like all Peccary, the Collared (or Kure´i to the Guaraní) is a sociable species, though rather shy in behaviour.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM866PH) Captive-bred adult male, Fortin Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM867PH) Captive-bred adult female, Fortin Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM868PH) Captive-bred adult female, Fortin Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM1085PH) Captive-bred adult male, Fortin Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2012).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM1027PH) Adult, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur. Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith August 2011).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM869PH) Footprint Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith November 2005).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM1086PH) Fresh dung, Fortin Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2012).
VIDEO A - (FPMAM872VI) Herd, Laguna Capitán, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith September 2006).
VIDEO B - (FPMAM1028VI) Adult, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur. Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith August 2011).
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COLLARED PECCARY Pecari tajacu
DORSAL (FPMAM870PH); LATERAL (FPMAM871PH)
Skulls courtesy of PN Tte Enciso museum