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Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

The Collared Peccary is a small, pig-like animal that loves to roam in groups. They have a special collar of white fur around their necks, which makes them easy to spot in the wild!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Collared Peccary is a medium-sized mammal with coarse, grayish-black hair and a distinctive lighter 'collar' of fur around its neck. It has a pig-like snout, small eyes, and sharp, downward-pointing tusks that differentiate it from true pigs.

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Collared Peccary
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Collared Peccary

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby peccaries, called javelinas, are born with soft, reddish fur and a dark stripe.

Collared Peccaries rub scent glands to 'high-five' their friends in a special way!

Peccaries don't make oink sounds like pigs; they bark, growl, and chatter instead!

They are one of the few mammals that can eat and digest tough, spiny cacti!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Scent Marker

Collared Peccary has a dorsal scent gland that helps them mark territory and recognize other group members.

Fähigkeit

Cactus Crusher

Collared Peccary can safely eat spiny cacti because of their tough mouths and stomachs that help digest them.

Fähigkeit

Vocal Communicator

Collared Peccary uses various barks, grunts, and teeth-chattering sounds to warn of danger or connect with their group.

Maße und Details

Länge
80-100 cm
Gewicht
16-27 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Wurfgröße
1-4
Tragzeit
141-151 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These omnivores munch on roots, fruits, and cacti, sometimes even bugs!

Hauptnahrung

  • Roots
  • Tubers
  • Cacti
  • Fruits
  • Insects
  • Mesquite beans

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Jaguar

Panthera onca

A primary predator of peccaries in their jungle habitats.

eaten by

Puma

Puma concolor

Preys on peccaries across their shared range in North and South America.

eats

Engelmann's Prickly Pear

Opuntia engelmannii

A common food source, especially for its pads and fruits.

eats

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Eats the beans and pods from this common desert tree.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Javelina

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

If you see a Collared Peccary in the wild, it's best to watch from a distance and not approach them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Collared Peccary?

80-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Collared Peccary?

16-27 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Collared Peccary?

10-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Collared Peccary?

35 km/h

Was frisst Collared Peccary?

These omnivores munch on roots, fruits, and cacti, sometimes even bugs!

Wo findet man Collared Peccary normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Collared Peccary?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Collared Peccary?

1-4

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