peccary

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A black bear, a tortoise, meerkats, otters, elephants, hogs, hippos, jaguars, cassowaries, snow leopards, flamingos, piranhas, peccaries and howler monkeys.

From Los Angeles Times

So does the white-lipped peccary, a shy pig that tends to disappear quickly when there’s hunting pressure.

From Seattle Times

In his first book, he ventures to then-British Cameroons; in the second installment, he journeys to Argentina, the land of peccaries, tapirs, seriemas and other fascinating fauna.

From Washington Post

“My uncle took me to a ranger station where there were wild chickens and peccaries up close to me,” he recalled.

From National Geographic

The hogs are considered an invasive species, much larger than their south Texas cousin the peccary, or javelina.

From Los Angeles Times