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he has not a line of retreat planned out, he is likely to be torn in 

 pieces by the infuriated friends of his victim. The Harpy Eagle also 

 attacks these animals, but presumably only the young, as he could 

 certainly not carry off an adult. 



One peculiarity about the habits of the Peccary is its fondness for 

 a sheltered home, in which it agrees with the Wart-Hog of the Old 

 World. What a band of Peccaries particularly like is a hollow fallen 

 tree, in which they ensconce themselves one by one, going in stern 

 first. The one nearest the entrance of course keeps guard, and the 

 whole number may thus be killed off with little risk, each, as his 

 comrade in front is shot, coming forward to take his place. 



Peccaries are hunted by men for their flesh, which is of good 

 flavour, more gamy than, and not so fat and cloying as, ordinary 

 pork ; but it is important to cut out the scent-gland on the back as 

 soon as possible after the beast has been killed, or the flesh will be 

 so tainted as to be unfit for food. The hides are also of some value, 

 and it is to obtain these that the animal has been so largely killed 

 down in Texas. 



In captivity these Peccaries thrive as well as other Pigs, and, as 

 any one can see at the London Zoological Gardens, where they have 

 bred, will bear our climate well with ordinary pig-sty accommodation. 



THE WHITE-LIPPED PECCARY 



(Dicotytes labiatus) 



THE White-lipped Peccary, or Warree, is similar to its better-known 

 relatives in all essential respects, but is a slightly larger animal, with 

 the tail a little longer. There is also a considerable difference in 

 colouration, the Warree not having any collar, while, as implied by its 

 English name, its lips are white, as are also the throat and chest. 



This species of Peccary is found, like the common kind, in northern 

 South America, and it extends into Central America, but not farther 

 north. 



