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peccary
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peccary
a South American suiform animal, of the genus Tayassu. Gregarious, omnivorous, small in size, black in color, with a sacculated stomach like a ruminant. Resembles a miniature wild boar. Species include Catagonus wagneri (chacoan peccary), Tayassu tajacu (collared peccary), Tayassu peccari (white-lipped peccary).

peccary flea
pulexporcinus.


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As a result, several farms are attempting to produce captive collared peccaries (4).
Deodorized with Kishel's goldenrod, I became an olfactory cipher to collared peccaries, which approached within a few feet of my blind without alarm.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING for some excitement and want to put your hunting skills to the test, give javelinas, or collared peccaries, a try this winter.
 
 
 
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