. The book of the animal kingdom. Mammals. Mammals. 246 THE BOOK OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM Lipped relative, but is found furtiier north than the last-named species, "its range extending from Arkansas and Texas to the Rio Negro in ; Both species haunt the dense forests, and in some districts of South America ascend to an altitude of several thousand feet. They make their homes among the cover afforded by the forest, or else take advantage of a burrow made by some other wild beast, or dwell in the snug retreat of a hollow tree. These Peccaries appear to be chiefly vegetarians, an
. The book of the animal kingdom. Mammals. Mammals. 246 THE BOOK OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM Lipped relative, but is found furtiier north than the last-named species, "its range extending from Arkansas and Texas to the Rio Negro in ; Both species haunt the dense forests, and in some districts of South America ascend to an altitude of several thousand feet. They make their homes among the cover afforded by the forest, or else take advantage of a burrow made by some other wild beast, or dwell in the snug retreat of a hollow tree. These Peccaries appear to be chiefly vegetarians, and hence differ from those animals treated of earlier, but it is stated that they vary their bill of fare by partaking of insects, worms or 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 Westell, William Percival. London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton
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