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Kingdom   Animal
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Class   Mammal
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Family   Peccary
 
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Status   Varies by species.
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Date Updated   Sun Jan 5 09:39:33 2014
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Peccary Facts & Trivia for kids
- A peccary is a medium-sized animal, with a resemblance to pigs.
- Peccaries and pigs are related and they have similar appearances.
- Peccaries are omnivores.
- Peccaries live in the Southwestern United States, Central America and much of South America.
- Peccaries grow to about 4 feet long and weight up to about 90 pounds.
- Peccaries can move quickly if needed, at speeds up to 25 MPH.
- Peccaries live about 8-10 years.
- A group of Peccaries is called a herd.
- Peccaries are wild animals and can be quite agressive.
- Peccaries have sharp straight tusks.
- Peccaries are social animals that often live in herds of 10 to 100 individuals.
- Peccaries are also called javelinas.
- Peccaries can make snorting, woofing and grunting noises.
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