Image courtesy Sedgwick County Zoo
The Sedgwick County Zoo announced the birth of a critically endangered species, a Chacoan peccary. Found in the dry Gran Chaco of western Paraguay, northern Argentina and south-eastern Bolivia, very few Chacoan peccaries remain in the wild due to habitat loss from agriculture and overhunting. They are the rarest of the three peccary species.
Chacoan peccaries typically give birth once a year, with litters of one to four offspring, and can live up to nine years in the wild. They are about 1.1-2.3 pounds when born, with adult males typically reaching between 65–88 pounds, while females range from 67–85 pounds. Newborns can run within two hours of birth…