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CHACO PECCARY Catagonus wagneri
Zoologists had known about the existence of this animal for a while - its fossil remains were in various museum collections across the globe, though it was thought long extinct. Imagine their surprise then when, in 1975, the animal was found alive and well out in the Paraguayan Chaco - the equivalent of finding a living dinosaur!!! Chaco Peccary (or Tagua as they are known locally) are the largest and stockiest of the pig-like Peccaries, a family of mammals confined to the New World. They are unobtrusive, non-aggressive species that are active during the day. You may come across small herds on dusty tracks out in the wildest parts of the dry Chaco.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM856PH) Herd, PN Defensores del Chaco, Departamento Boquerón (Sjeff Ollers October 2009).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM857PH) Same herd (Sjeff Ollers October 2009).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM858PH) Adult, PN Defensores del Chaco, Departamento Boquerón (Jon Hall August 2010).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM859PH) Captive-bred adult Proyecto Tagua, Fortin Toledo, High Chaco (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM860PH) Captive adult frontal view in threat posture, Fortin Toledo, High Chaco (Marcelo Bombaci October 2007).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM861PH) Adults and juvenile, Proyecto Tagua, Fortin Toledo, High Chaco (Paul Smith October 2009).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM862PH) Juvenile, Proyecto Tagua, Fortin Toledo, High Chaco (Paul Smith October 2009).
VIDEO A - (FPMAM865VI) Captive-bred adults Proyecto Tagua, Fortin Toledo, High Chaco (Paul Smith September 2006).
VIDEO B - (FPMAM855VI) Wild adult, Tuta Trans-Chaco km600, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2010).
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Chaco Peccary Catagonus wagneri
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