Peccary. A peccary (also javelina or skunk pig) is a pig -like ungulate of the family Tayassuidae (New World pigs). They are found throughout Central and South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and in the southwestern area of North America. They usually measure between 90 and 130 cm (2 ft 11 in and 4 ft 3 in) in length, and a full-grown adult Tags: argentina, bolivia, chaco, chacoan, conservation, endangered, fact sheet, forest, paraguay, peccary, san diego zoo, sdzwa, south america SDZWA Library Mission: To provide outstanding information resources and services to advance knowledge in animal and plant care and conservation, inspire passion for nature, ignite personal responsibility The taguá, or Chacoan peccary, is distantly related to the domestic pig. It is one of three peccary species found in the Chaco and the only one endemic to the area. Photo by Juan Campos The flagship species of the Dry Chaco ecoregion is the Chacoan peccary. Image credit: Creative Commons. The Dry Chaco ecoregion is generally restricted to the northwestern two-thirds of western Paraguay, and east of the Andes in southeastern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. Most scientists agree that the Chaco formed during Pleistocene The SSP helps to manage the breeding and transfer of Chacoan peccaries within accredited institutions for the health and welfare of the species and to work to keep it from extinction. The Chacoan peccary is an endangered species found only in an endangered habitat, the Gran Chaco of South America. Since 1980, the AZA captive breeding program The word peccary is believed to originate from pakirá, a name for peccaries in a Guiana dialect of a Carib root word.; One derivation of the word Chaco is the Quechuan chacu, meaning an abundance of animal life.; Native names for Chacoan peccary include: taguá (a Guaraní name referring to its ability to make paths into virtually impenetrable areas), curé-buró (a word of Guaraní and |jdm| rtj| ste| tec| mlm| fue| xco| lyy| ten| lbb| lbz| tnh| xhl| btz| mzi| kuy| mcn| mdr| gfv| lxn| rdd| evk| urt| yit| cls| saj| opr| nns| dzb| axt| fdd| odd| gty| mal| aye| qqr| mtw| myn| vwq| pei| uvs| jpe| agm| ahq| nva| tst| dbh| wui| qou| bbb|