THE STORY OF THE PECCARY. 
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will never be driven away, but will fight till the last is slain. On this account, 
no one will willingly oppose them; and, if a herd of peccaries comes in the 
way, men, horses, and dogs, all fly in haste, as even the horses would be 
soon brought down, for their legs would be cut to pieces. 
Of the two species of this animal, the collared peccary is the smaller. 
It is from 13^ to 15^ inches at the shoulder and ranges from Arkansas and 
Texas to Patagonia. 
PECCARIES, AND THEIR SAVAGE WAYS. 
The white-lipped peccary is the larger species, and is found south of the 
Rio Negro. 
An altogether unique feature in these animals is the presence of a large 
gland in the middle of the back, from which is secreted in great abundance a 
most evil-smelling oily substance. 
In appearance, peccaries are not unlike small hogs but with very slender 
limbs; they have no tails, and their snouts are very long and flexible. 
