. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. 290 UNGULATA peculiar gland, which secretes an oleaginous substance vpith a power- ful musky odour. This was mistaken by the old travellers for a second navel, a popular error which suggested to Cuvier the name of Dicotyles. When the animal is killed for food, it is necessary speedily to remove this gland, otherwise it will taint the whole flesh so as to render it uneatable. There are two species,^ so nearly allied that they will breed together freely in captivity. Unlike the true Pigs, they never appear to produce more tha
. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. 290 UNGULATA peculiar gland, which secretes an oleaginous substance vpith a power- ful musky odour. This was mistaken by the old travellers for a second navel, a popular error which suggested to Cuvier the name of Dicotyles. When the animal is killed for food, it is necessary speedily to remove this gland, otherwise it will taint the whole flesh so as to render it uneatable. There are two species,^ so nearly allied that they will breed together freely in captivity. Unlike the true Pigs, they never appear to produce more than two young ones at a birth. The Collared Peccary {D. tajacu, Linn., torquatus, Cuvier), Fig. 109, ranges from the Red River of Arkansas through the forest districts of '^â -. Fig. 109.âThe Collared Peccary (Dicotyles tajacu). Central and South America as far as the Rio Negro of Patao-onia. G-enerally it is found singly or in pairs, or at most in small herds of from eight to ten, and is a comparatively harmless creature, not being inclined to attack other animals or human beings. Its colour- is dark gray, ynXh a white or whitish band passing across the chest from shoulder to shoulder. The length of the head and body is about 36 inches. The White-lipped Peccary or Warree {D. laUatus, Cuvier) is rather _ larger, being about 40 inches in length, of a blackish colour, with the lips and lower jaw white. Its range is less ex- tensive, since it is not found farther north than British Honduras or south of Paraguay. It is generally met mth in large herds of from fifty to a hundred or more indi^-iduals, and is of a more pugnacious disposition than the former species, and capable of 1 Professor Cope considers that there is a third species, for which lie has pro- posed the name D. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemb
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