Wildlife Guatemala – 8 Thrilling Facts About White Lipped Peccary
White lipped Peccaries are the big and aggressive brothers of the collared peccary. They live in Central and South America. This species typically prefers dense, humid tropical forests, usually with primary growth, although their habitat include dry savannas and tropical dry forests. Why not learn 9 thrilling facts about them:
1. The white-lipped peccary is widely considered the most dangerous peccary. It is very aggressive and they have killed jaguars when trying to defend themselves.
2. The pelage of the white-lipped peccary is an overall dark reddish-brown or black, with each hair being two-toned: light at the base, and then dark.
3. Although not immediately endangered it is threatened by deforestation and increased hunting pressure. This species is economically important, and one of the principal species for neo-tropical hunters.
4. It is an omnivorous animal which means it feeds on fruits, roots, tubers, palm nuts, grasses and invertebrates.
5. The white lipped peccary doesn’t have a specific breeding season. They breed throughout the year.
6. Reported measurements are: body length between 90 and 140 cm, shoulder height 40-60 cm, and body weight 50-80 pounds.
7. They are mammals and 156 to 162 days is the gestation period. The great majority of births are twins, although occasionally a single or triplets are born.
8. The white-lipped peccary lives in large herds of 50 to 300+ individuals, though there have been reported sightings of up to 2,000 individuals.
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