THP: COLI.ABED PECCARY. CI 



which are of moderate size compared with those of the 

 hog, instead of taking a cm-ve outwards, meet like ordi- 

 nary canines ; they are, however, sharp and effective 

 wea])ons. Fig. 24 represents a lateral view of the teeth 

 of both jaws; Fig. 25 those of the upper jaw in two 

 views ; and Fig. 26 those of the under. The limbs are 

 more slender in proportion than in the hog, and there are 

 only three toes on the hinder feet, the small outer toe 

 being wanting. The tail is a mere tubercle : beneath 

 the skin on the top of the loins is a large glandular ap- 

 paratus, which pours out a secretion of disgusting odour. 

 In their voice, their habits of rooting in the earth, the 

 mode in which when angry they erect the bristles of 

 the mane and clash their teeth, they resemble their 

 porcine relative of the Old World. 



27. — Collared Peccary. 



The collared peccary is a native of the dense forests 

 throughout the greater part of South America, and is 

 usually met with in pairs or small families : they take up 

 their abode in hollow trees and holes of the earth, where 

 they seek a refuge from the pursuit of their enemies, of 

 which, man excepted, the jaguar is the most destructive. 

 Plantations of maize, sugar-canes, and potatoes often suf- 

 fer from their incursions. It is only when hard pressed 

 that the peccary defends itself; indeed it displays no- 



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