PECARY. 
white line all along the back ; associates in fa- 
milies, but not in flocks ; defends itself with 
courage against the hunters ; hides in hollow 
trees, or the Armadillo's holes, &cc. in the 
earth ; has flesh superior to that of other 
Hogs ; and, when taken young, is easily tamed, 
but preserves a mortal antipathy to Dogs, and 
constantly attacks them. 
The Jaguar, or American Leopard, is said 
to be the mortal enemy of the. Pecary : this, 
in it's turn, is as mortal an enemy to the 
Rattle-Snake; which it skins, dexterously, with 
it's feet and teeth, and then greedily devours. 
The general colour of the Pecary is a sort 
of dusky brown, approaching to black, mixed 
or mottled with yellowish white; each parti- 
cular bristle being ringed, somewhat like the 
spines of the Hedgehog. The bristles on the 
back, are sometimes five inches long ; those on 
the sides are shorter, and the belly is almost 
naked. From the shoulders to the breast is a 
remarkable band, or collar, interrupted on the 
back, of a lighter or dirty whitish brown co- 
lour, sometimes varying to a reddish yellow. 
