. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. the shape of the teetli, the grinders presenting transverse ridges, as may be seen from the comparison of the accompanying lignre with that of the Hog. There is also another important difference to be noted between tlie Peccaries and the True Hogs in the structure of tlie feet. In the former, the middle metatarsals and metacarpals unite into a solid cannon bone analogous to that of cattle, while in the latter they are distinct during the whole life of the animal. Two species of Peccary are known, the Common, or Tajuca, or Collared Peccary
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. the shape of the teetli, the grinders presenting transverse ridges, as may be seen from the comparison of the accompanying lignre with that of the Hog. There is also another important difference to be noted between tlie Peccaries and the True Hogs in the structure of tlie feet. In the former, the middle metatarsals and metacarpals unite into a solid cannon bone analogous to that of cattle, while in the latter they are distinct during the whole life of the animal. Two species of Peccary are known, the Common, or Tajuca, or Collared Peccary {Dicotyles torqiiatun), which ranges from Texas as far as the Straits of Magellan, and the White-lipped Peccary (Z>. labiatus), of the forests of South America. The latter is the larger of the two, and the more ferocious. The Fcssil Hogs.—The remains of the Fossil Hog are met with in the fossil state in Europe, as far back as tlie Miocene Age, in which period, as Gaudry has pointed out, the canines were not develoji^d into large in the Hog tribe. In the Pliocene Age the males possessed moderate tusks, and in the Pleistocene. as at the present time, the forests of Europe were haunted by large '' ;. 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 resemble the original Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London [etc] Cassell & Company, Limited
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