THE WHITE UPPED PECCARY. 237 
year. Mr Bennet mentions that the gland in this 
species is inodorous.* 
They inhabit Paraguay, and are gregarious, 
assemble in vast troops, generally led, it is said, 
by some old male ; sometimes a thousand assemble 
together, and stretch for a mile in length. Like 
many of the ruminants, they obey the conduct of 
the foremost. If any obstacle has to be crossed, a 
deliberation ensues ; but as soon as one has passed, 
the difficulty is overcome, and the same place is 
chosen by the whole troop. They appear to be 
excellent swimmers, and in this way a river is 
crossed after the first has ventured on the plunge. 
These bands, would attack a huntsman if in the 
way, or molesting them. 
The Peccaries are said, by all those who have 
partaken of them, to be excellent eating ; and 
Sonnini frequently mentions the delicious repasts 
in the forest. Being, in addition, animals so easily 
tamed, and becoming so tractable, and feeding 
upon a very small allowance, it is to be regretted 
that some attempts have not been made for their 
more general introduction. We are not aware that 
they are even domesticated in America. 
For a time our climate would be unfavourable, 
but by breeding they would harden in constitu- 
tion, as those in the Society’s Gardens have 
proved. 
• Bennet, Gardens of Zool. Soc. 
