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mals ; they returned of their own accord to their sty ; came 

 when they were called ; and appeared fond of being noticed. 

 But they were also fond of their liberty, and tried to escape, 

 and sometimes even to bite, when they were forcibly driven 

 into their place of confinement. They were fed upon bread 

 and fruits, but ate of every thing that was offered them like 

 the common pig. When frightened they uttered a sharp cry, 

 and testified their satisfaction by a low grunt. 



The White-lipped Peccary is exclusively known in Guiana 

 by the name of Peccary. In size it is considerably larger than 

 the other species, frequently measuring three feet and a half 

 in length, and sometimes attaining the weight of a hundred 

 pounds. In form and proportions it is thicker and stouter, 

 with shorter legs, and longer snout ; and the abrupt termina- 

 tion of that part is still more expanded and flattened out than 

 that of the Collared Peccary. In its color it has little of the 

 grayish tinge which characterizes the latter, the black hairs 

 of the back and sides having only a few brownish rings, which 

 are rather more thickly spread on the sides of the head beneath 

 the ears. These organs are less remarkable than in the other 

 species in consequence partly of the greater length of the 

 mane, which advances forward between them, and is con- 

 tinued down the back towards the tail, the bristles of which it 

 is composed being very thick and somewhat flattened. The 

 whiskers consist of long black scattered bristles ; and a few 

 others of a similar description project just above the eyes. 

 The whole of the under lip, together with the sides of the 

 mouth and the upper surface of the nose, are white. The 

 legs and hoofs are black ; and the latter are long and narrow, 

 the posterior one of the hinder feet almost touching the 

 ground. The tusks are longer and more visible externally 

 than in the Patira. In the young animal the livery is more 

 varied, being in some degree striped like that of the young 

 wild boar of Europe ; but these stripes are lost by degrees as 

 the animal advances in age, and few traces of them remain 

 after the first year. 



Unlike the former species the White-lipped Peccaries con- 



