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Pecari tajacu
One of two wild "hogs" found in our area of the jungle. This is the smaller of the two reaching an adult weight of around 50-75 lbs. The base color is black with light brown hairs coming through throughout the body. The hair is course and bristly. The face is more brown and it has a noticeable "collar" going in front of the front legs and back over the shoulders.
Mostly found in lowland swampy jungle where their food grows. They are widespread throughout the Amazon rainforest of SE Ecuador.
This was still a young one and would get somewhat bigger, but not noticeably.
Spotted on Dec 26, 2011
Submitted on Jan 27, 2019
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