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passes from the fore part of the neck, obliquely upwards, to meet 

 over the shoulders ; is found in Mexico, as well as in the greater 

 part of South America. The food of this species consists of 

 acorns, roots, and earth worms, and similar creatures, bred in 

 moist and marshy places. The Collared Peccary has been do- 

 mesticated in South America, and some of the West India islands, 

 and in the domestic state is fed upon the same esculents as the 

 common hogs, but its flesh is far inferior to theirs, both in flavor 

 and fatness. "The comparative infertility of the Peccary, which 

 only produces two young at a birth, is a bar to its superseding 

 the domestic pig, which is equally fertile in all climates where it 

 has been introduced." The gland also, presents a strong objec- 

 tion to the Peccary, as a domestic animal, however " neat and 

 trim" it may be in its general habits and appearance. It is said 

 that D'Azara "revelled in its scent, as a perfume," and that oth- 

 ers have considered it "agreeable enough,' 3 but to most persons it 

 proves extremely offensive. These animals haunt the thickest 

 and largest forests, dwelling in hollow trees, or holes in the earth 

 made by other animals. They go in pairs or small families, 

 laying waste the cultivated fields and plantations of maize or 

 sugar cane, if not driven from them ; but they are not common in 

 the vicinity of villages. 



D. labiatus, (Lat. lipped.) The WHITE-LIPPED PECCARY. 



This is larger, stronger and heavier than the Collared Peccary, 

 often measuring three and a half feet long, and sometimes weigh- 

 ing one hundred pounds, whereas the Collared species seldom ex- 

 ceed three feet in length, or weigh more than fifty pounds. The 

 prevailing color is brown ; the lips are white. The White-lipped 

 Peccaries are found in numerous bands, sometimes, as is said, 

 amounting to upwards of a thousand, spreading over a league of 

 ground, and directed, the natives say, by a leader who takes his 

 station in front of the troop. They cross rivers, and ravage 

 plantations on their march. "If they meet with any thing unu- 

 sual on their way, they make a terrific clattering with their teeth, 

 and stop and examine the object of their alarm. When they 

 have ascertained that there is no danger, they continue their route 

 without further delay." 



Rliinoceros, (Gr. glv or gig, rin or ris, a nose ; xtgag, keras, a horn.) 

 THE RHINOCEROS. 



This large uncouth looking creature is a native of the hotter 

 regions of the Eastern Continent, and next to the Elephant, the 

 most powerful of all quadrupeds. There are several species of 



