Peccary

Kingdom Animal	Class Mammal
Family Peccary	Status Varies by species.
Added by JindoJeff -	Date Updated Sun Jan 5 09:39:33 2014
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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.