This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
An American animal allied to the hog, but smaller. There are two species. One-about 3 feet long-extends from Arkansas to Patagonia, the other from Central America to southern Brazil. The latter is extremely pugnacious and its herds are dangerous to meet. Even the jaguar retires before several of these animals banded together.
 
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