White-Lipped Peccary (IMAGE)

Stanford University

White-Lipped Peccary

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This is a white-lipped peccary, which is likely a key mammal in the carbon dynamics of tropical forest soils. It may influence the carbon cycle in several ways, such as by burying items as it roots through soils and being preyed upon by jaguars.

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Jose Fragoso

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