Distribution, Habitat, and Movement
The white-lipped peccary is native to Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The peccary is regionally extinct in El Salvador and Uruguay. They thrive in dense, humid tropical forests and can also be found in Central and South America rummaging in dry forests and savannas. When these species roam in their range land they can be very loud, clattering their teeth and grunting to one another in an effort to communicate and stay within the herd. They communicate with olfactory, acoustic, and physical contact to keep together in the herd. This is essential when warding off predators like the jaguar because it may not attack when there are 200 peccary barking and running around.
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