. . :M-. A NOTED HOOFED GROUP 111 Like the American bison, the giraffe is in danger ofextermination. It originally had a larger range, but hasbeen killed in great numbers. The temptation to hunt theanimal is not to be resisted, as the hide of the bull bringsfrom twenty to twenty-five dollars, the flesh is very fineeating, and the other parts of the body can be put to vari-ous uses. John Ainslie. THE PECCARY Scientifically, this animal is classified with the domesticpig, the wild boar of Europe, and the wart hog of hard
. . :M-. A NOTED HOOFED GROUP 111 Like the American bison, the giraffe is in danger ofextermination. It originally had a larger range, but hasbeen killed in great numbers. The temptation to hunt theanimal is not to be resisted, as the hide of the bull bringsfrom twenty to twenty-five dollars, the flesh is very fineeating, and the other parts of the body can be put to vari-ous uses. John Ainslie. THE PECCARY Scientifically, this animal is classified with the domesticpig, the wild boar of Europe, and the wart hog of hardly class it as big game, yet as an animal highlyworthy of respect. The form here illustrated is the collaredpeccary of Mexico; a very similar variety ranges northwardinto Texas and Arkansas, where it is called the Texas pec-cary. These animals feed upon acorns and nuts, uponedible roots and tubers, and sometimes upon the bark ofyoung trees. They are at home either in the tall grass andthe marsh, in the open valley, or in the undergrowth of theforest. They frequentl
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