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| The people who have lived longest with the peccary are probably native people who lived in the Americas – for Mayans, peccary were definitely a vital food source, and so it was that Mayans would not only hunt, but farm peccary much like the farming of pigs in Europe. From there, Peccaries have also been found to play a curious role in art and ritual attributed to the Maya – being depicted in fantastical situations, and also in the form of sculptures seemingly shaped like peccaries themselves. Alongside Mesoamerican society, it would be that peoples who came afterwards would learn to appreciate peccaries, and in South America, peccaries can still be found on farms, in a similar manner to pigs. In the Western World, the peccary is appreciated most in books and in the zoo – As the Chacoan Peccary is now an endangered species, the American Zoological Association has brought in support for more zoos to exhibit the Chacoan Peccary, and thus support the breeding programme. The Collared Peccary, whilst more numerous, is being partially phased-out as to prioritise the rarer Chacoan Peccary. The White-lipped Peccary is kept in almost no zoos of North America, with few on the European continent. In North America, the peccary has also become a popular animal hunted for game, after which the skins and meat may be sold, though farmed peccaries’ skin is also sold in some cases, typically as leather. | The people who have lived longest with the peccary are probably native people who lived in the Americas – for Mayans, peccary were definitely a vital food source, and so it was that Mayans would not only hunt, but farm peccary much like the farming of pigs in Europe. From there, Peccaries have also been found to play a curious role in art and ritual attributed to the Maya – being depicted in fantastical situations, and also in the form of sculptures seemingly shaped like peccaries themselves. Alongside Mesoamerican society, it would be that peoples who came afterwards would learn to appreciate peccaries, and in South America, peccaries can still be found on farms, in a similar manner to pigs. In the Western World, the peccary is appreciated most in books and in the zoo – As the Chacoan Peccary is now an endangered species, the American Zoological Association has brought in support for more zoos to exhibit the Chacoan Peccary, and thus support the breeding programme. The Collared Peccary, whilst more numerous, is being partially phased-out as to prioritise the rarer Chacoan Peccary. The White-lipped Peccary is kept in almost no zoos of North America, with few on the European continent. In North America, the peccary has also become a popular animal hunted for game, after which the skins and meat may be sold, though farmed peccaries’ skin is also sold in some cases, typically as leather. | ||
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| - | The most common species of peccary, the Collared Peccary, is not in imminent danger of extinction, as it is very common in its natural range, from Southern-North America to South America. The White-lipped Peccary, of which its natural habitat is rainforest, is categorised as being ' | + | The most common species of peccary, the Collared Peccary, is not in imminent danger of extinction, as it is very common in its natural range, from Southern-North America to South America. The White-lipped Peccary, of which its natural habitat is rainforest, is categorised as being ' |
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