PECCARY 



Tayassu angulatum. 



The pig-like peccary, akin to the famous wild boar of European 

 countries, is found from Arkansas and Texas south throughout 

 North America. His bristly hairs are banded with black and white, 

 giving him a grizzled appearance, while the short, erect ears, the 

 prominent mane, the long fringe of hair beneath the throat and the 

 stripe of white, extending from between the shoulders down under 

 the neck are noteworthy features of his description. In size he is 

 not a very formidable fellow, standing only a little more than a 

 foot from the ground, measuring three feet in length and weighing 

 about fifty pounds. He might easily, however, become a dangerous 

 foe, as indeed are his kindred of South America, by means of his 

 powerful tusks. Of these there are two in each jaw, which, al- 



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