White-lipped Peccary

body 75 - 100 cm; tail 15 - 55 cm, shoulder height  44 - 57.5 cm

25 - 40 kg

1 - 4 (usually twins or occasionally triplets)

156 - 162 days

from south-eastern Mexico in the north, through Central America and northern and central South America, as far as northern Argentina and southern Brazil

fruit, leaves, roots, seeds, mushrooms, worms, and insects; occasionally small vertebrates (such as frogs, snakes, lizards), eggs of birds and turtles, and carrion

they create herds which contain females and males of all ages, females usually dominate the males; herds can include up to 2000 individuals, but most range from 5 to more than 200 members

13 years in the wild; over 28 years in human care