Collared Peccary

January 25, 2016
Collared Peccary
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
Collared Peccary

Jan 25 2016 |

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Show Notes

piggies-in-the-grassland Petey finds a young abandoned peccary under a mesquite tree and looks up just in time to see a large group of peccaries disappearing into the grassland. “Those critters aren’t coming back,” he quietly muttered and stared at the beautiful creature at his feet.

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