Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)

Description
Collared Peccaries look like pigs. They are grayish black, with a yellow tinge on cheeks and a white or yellowish collar over the shoulders round to the throat. Males and females are very similar in size and color. Young are a yellowish brown with a black stripe on the back. Collared Peccaries have short very sharp tusks.

Other Names
Javelina

Size
Length: 0.8 to 1.0 m. Weight: 15 to 25 kg

Environment
forest, rainforest, desert

Food
roots, bulbs, beans, nuts, berries, grass, and agaves, cacti.

Breeding
One to three young are born after a gestation period of about 150 days. Young are weaned after 2 to 3 months.

Range
South America, Central America, and southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States

Classification

Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)

Description
Collared Peccaries look like pigs. They are grayish black, with a yellow tinge on cheeks and a white or yellowish collar over the shoulders round to the throat. Males and females are very similar in size and color. Young are a yellowish brown with a black stripe on the back. Collared Peccaries have short very sharp tusks.

Other Names
Javelina

Size
Length: 0.8 to 1.0 m. Weight: 15 to 25 kg

Environment
forest, rainforest, desert

Food
roots, bulbs, beans, nuts, berries, grass, and agaves, cacti.

Breeding
One to three young are born after a gestation period of about 150 days. Young are weaned after 2 to 3 months.

Range
South America, Central America, and southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States

Classification

Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)

Description
Collared Peccaries look like pigs. They are grayish black, with a yellow tinge on cheeks and a white or yellowish collar over the shoulders round to the throat. Males and females are very similar in size and color. Young are a yellowish brown with a black stripe on the back. Collared Peccaries have short very sharp tusks.

Other Names
Javelina

Size
Length: 0.8 to 1.0 m. Weight: 15 to 25 kg

Environment
forest, rainforest, desert

Food
roots, bulbs, beans, nuts, berries, grass, and agaves, cacti.

Breeding
One to three young are born after a gestation period of about 150 days. Young are weaned after 2 to 3 months.

Range
South America, Central America, and southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States

Classification

Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)

Description
Collared Peccaries look like pigs. They are grayish black, with a yellow tinge on cheeks and a white or yellowish collar over the shoulders round to the throat. Males and females are very similar in size and color. Young are a yellowish brown with a black stripe on the back. Collared Peccaries have short very sharp tusks.

Other Names
Javelina

Size
Length: 0.8 to 1.0 m. Weight: 15 to 25 kg

Environment
forest, rainforest, desert

Food
roots, bulbs, beans, nuts, berries, grass, and agaves, cacti.

Breeding
One to three young are born after a gestation period of about 150 days. Young are weaned after 2 to 3 months.

Range
South America, Central America, and southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States

Classification

Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)

Description
Collared Peccaries look like pigs. They are grayish black, with a yellow tinge on cheeks and a white or yellowish collar over the shoulders round to the throat. Males and females are very similar in size and color. Young are a yellowish brown with a black stripe on the back. Collared Peccaries have short very sharp tusks.

Other Names
Javelina

Size
Length: 0.8 to 1.0 m. Weight: 15 to 25 kg

Environment
forest, rainforest, desert

Food
roots, bulbs, beans, nuts, berries, grass, and agaves, cacti.

Breeding
One to three young are born after a gestation period of about 150 days. Young are weaned after 2 to 3 months.

Range
South America, Central America, and southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States

Classification

White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)

Description
The White-lipped Peccary is dark brown to black with white markings along the jaw from the neck to the chin. The hair is coarse and bristly. The young are reddish brown with some brown, black stripe on back, and cream underside of throat and neck. White-lipped peccaries have large, sharp canines

Size
Head and body length: 75-100cm. Weight 25-40kg

Environment
desert scrub, arid woodland, and rain forest.

Food
fruit, leaves, roots, seeds, mushrooms, worms and insects. Occasionally eat frogs, small snakes, lizards, eggs and carrion

Breeding
One to three young are born after gestation period of about 160 days. Young can run within a few hours of birth.

Range
southern Mexico, Central America and into South America

Classification

White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)

Description
The White-lipped Peccary is dark brown to black with white markings along the jaw from the neck to the chin. The hair is coarse and bristly. The young are reddish brown with some brown, black stripe on back, and cream underside of throat and neck. White-lipped peccaries have large, sharp canines

Size
Head and body length: 75-100cm. Weight 25-40kg

Environment
desert scrub, arid woodland, and rain forest.

Food
fruit, leaves, roots, seeds, mushrooms, worms and insects. Occasionally eat frogs, small snakes, lizards, eggs and carrion

Breeding
One to three young are born after gestation period of about 160 days. Young can run within a few hours of birth.

Range
southern Mexico, Central America and into South America

Classification

White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)

Description
The White-lipped Peccary is dark brown to black with white markings along the jaw from the neck to the chin. The hair is coarse and bristly. The young are reddish brown with some brown, black stripe on back, and cream underside of throat and neck. White-lipped peccaries have large, sharp canines

Size
Head and body length: 75-100cm. Weight 25-40kg

Environment
desert scrub, arid woodland, and rain forest.

Food
fruit, leaves, roots, seeds, mushrooms, worms and insects. Occasionally eat frogs, small snakes, lizards, eggs and carrion

Breeding
One to three young are born after gestation period of about 160 days. Young can run within a few hours of birth.

Range
southern Mexico, Central America and into South America

Classification

White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)

Description
The White-lipped Peccary is dark brown to black with white markings along the jaw from the neck to the chin. The hair is coarse and bristly. The young are reddish brown with some brown, black stripe on back, and cream underside of throat and neck. White-lipped peccaries have large, sharp canines

Size
Head and body length: 75-100cm. Weight 25-40kg

Environment
desert scrub, arid woodland, and rain forest.

Food
fruit, leaves, roots, seeds, mushrooms, worms and insects. Occasionally eat frogs, small snakes, lizards, eggs and carrion

Breeding
One to three young are born after gestation period of about 160 days. Young can run within a few hours of birth.

Range
southern Mexico, Central America and into South America

Classification

White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)

Description
The White-lipped Peccary is dark brown to black with white markings along the jaw from the neck to the chin. The hair is coarse and bristly. The young are reddish brown with some brown, black stripe on back, and cream underside of throat and neck. White-lipped peccaries have large, sharp canines

Size
Head and body length: 75-100cm. Weight 25-40kg

Environment
desert scrub, arid woodland, and rain forest.

Food
fruit, leaves, roots, seeds, mushrooms, worms and insects. Occasionally eat frogs, small snakes, lizards, eggs and carrion

Breeding
One to three young are born after gestation period of about 160 days. Young can run within a few hours of birth.

Range
southern Mexico, Central America and into South America

Classification

Pronghorn (Antilocarpa americana)

Description
The Pronghorn looks like a medium sized deer. It is tan in color with white underside, chest and rump, and white markings on neck. The neck has a short black mane. The male has black marking from eyes to nose and black neck patch, and has black horns with forked prong about half way up. The female has much shorter horns and these are usually not forked.

Other Names
Antelope, Pronghorn Antelope, Berrendo

Size
length: males 1.3-1.5 m, females 1.3-1.5m

Environment
Grasslands, grassy bushland

Food
grasses, herbaceous plants, cacti, sagebrush. Drinks little water when green vegetation is available.

Breeding
1 or 2 young are born after gestation of 7 months.

Range
southern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan, Canada through the western United States to Hidalgo, Baja California and Sonora in Mexico.

Notes
The Pronghorn is one of the fastest animals in the world and is capable of speeds up to 110 km/h.

Classification

Pronghorn (Antilocarpa americana)

Description
The Pronghorn looks like a medium sized deer. It is tan in color with white underside, chest and rump, and white markings on neck. The neck has a short black mane. The male has black marking from eyes to nose and black neck patch, and has black horns with forked prong about half way up. The female has much shorter horns and these are usually not forked.

Other Names
Antelope, Pronghorn Antelope, Berrendo

Size
length: males 1.3-1.5 m, females 1.3-1.5m

Environment
Grasslands, grassy bushland

Food
grasses, herbaceous plants, cacti, sagebrush. Drinks little water when green vegetation is available.

Breeding
1 or 2 young are born after gestation of 7 months.

Range
southern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan, Canada through the western United States to Hidalgo, Baja California and Sonora in Mexico.

Notes
The Pronghorn is one of the fastest animals in the world and is capable of speeds up to 110 km/h.

Classification

Pronghorn (Antilocarpa americana)

Description
The Pronghorn looks like a medium sized deer. It is tan in color with white underside, chest and rump, and white markings on neck. The neck has a short black mane. The male has black marking from eyes to nose and black neck patch, and has black horns with forked prong about half way up. The female has much shorter horns and these are usually not forked.

Other Names
Antelope, Pronghorn Antelope, Berrendo

Size
length: males 1.3-1.5 m, females 1.3-1.5m

Environment
Grasslands, grassy bushland

Food
grasses, herbaceous plants, cacti, sagebrush. Drinks little water when green vegetation is available.

Breeding
1 or 2 young are born after gestation of 7 months.

Range
southern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan, Canada through the western United States to Hidalgo, Baja California and Sonora in Mexico.

Notes
The Pronghorn is one of the fastest animals in the world and is capable of speeds up to 110 km/h.

Classification

Pronghorn (Antilocarpa americana)

Description
The Pronghorn looks like a medium sized deer. It is tan in color with white underside, chest and rump, and white markings on neck. The neck has a short black mane. The male has black marking from eyes to nose and black neck patch, and has black horns with forked prong about half way up. The female has much shorter horns and these are usually not forked.

Other Names
Antelope, Pronghorn Antelope, Berrendo

Size
length: males 1.3-1.5 m, females 1.3-1.5m

Environment
Grasslands, grassy bushland

Food
grasses, herbaceous plants, cacti, sagebrush. Drinks little water when green vegetation is available.

Breeding
1 or 2 young are born after gestation of 7 months.

Range
southern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan, Canada through the western United States to Hidalgo, Baja California and Sonora in Mexico.

Notes
The Pronghorn is one of the fastest animals in the world and is capable of speeds up to 110 km/h.

Classification

Pronghorn (Antilocarpa americana)

Description
The Pronghorn looks like a medium sized deer. It is tan in color with white underside, chest and rump, and white markings on neck. The neck has a short black mane. The male has black marking from eyes to nose and black neck patch, and has black horns with forked prong about half way up. The female has much shorter horns and these are usually not forked.

Other Names
Antelope, Pronghorn Antelope, Berrendo

Size
length: males 1.3-1.5 m, females 1.3-1.5m

Environment
Grasslands, grassy bushland

Food
grasses, herbaceous plants, cacti, sagebrush. Drinks little water when green vegetation is available.

Breeding
1 or 2 young are born after gestation of 7 months.

Range
southern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan, Canada through the western United States to Hidalgo, Baja California and Sonora in Mexico.

Notes
The Pronghorn is one of the fastest animals in the world and is capable of speeds up to 110 km/h.

Classification