THE PECCARY. 
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fixed animosity. They are never seen to herd in the same place ; 
in fact it is a rare thing to find the fallow deer in a country where 
stags are numerous. It is found in almost every country in Eu- 
rope, particularly in England, where it abounds ; but it has never 
been seen in Russia, and rarely in the forests of Sweden. The 
fallow deer is easily tamed, feeds upon a variety of things which 
the stag refuses, and preserves its condition nearly the same 
through the whole year, although its flesh is considered much 
finer at particular seasons. It arrives at perfection in its third 
year, and lives to be about twenty. 
THE PECCARY. 
/^V'his animal is numerous in South America, and generally 
inhabits the forests, where it is met with in pairs. There 
are two species of the Peccary, the collared and the white 
lipped. The color of the former is usually of a yellowish grey, 
with the exception of the legs, which are nearly black, and it has 
an erect mane on the back and neck, composed of long and black 
bristles. The white-lipped is much larger than the collared, as 
it frequently reaches a length of three feet and a half, and a 
weight of one hundred pounds; while the collared rarely mea- 
sures three feet or weighs more than fifty pounds. 
In its native country, the Peccary prefers the mountainous 
parts to the low and level plains ; it delights neither in marshes 
nor mud, as does our hog, but prefers roaming in the woods, 
where it subsists upon wild fruits, roots and vegetables. It is a 
