Collared Peccary | Wildlife Info & Photos

Collared Peccaries look like pigs. They are grayish black, with a yellow tinge on cheeks and a white or yellowish collar over the shoulders round to the throat. Males and females are very similar in size and color. Young are a yellowish brown with a black stripe on the back. Collared Peccaries have short very sharp tusks.

Collared peccaries can survive in a variety of habitats, including deserts, arid woodlands, oak woodlands, and tropical rainforests. They can be found in the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts of the Southwest and throughout Central America.

Collared peccaries are sometimes called "musk hogs" because of a strong odor emitted from musk glands near the rump and eyes. They are also called "javelinas," the Spanish word for javelin, because of their short, straight tusks, which they use for defense.

 Collared Peccary

 Collared Peccary

 Collared Peccary

 Collared Peccary

 Collared Peccary

Collared Peccary