Gestation Period of the Collared Peccary
Sowls LK. 1961. Gestation Period of the Collared Peccary. Journal of Mammalogy. 42(3):425-426
In 1958 a study of reproduction of the collared peccary or javelina was begun at the Arizona Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit at Tucson, Arizona. To obtain exact data on the length of the gestation period, captive animals of known age were kept in pens where sexes were isolated. At periodic intervals males and females were brought together. If copulation followed, the female was then isolated until parturition occured. From this data I conclude that the correct gentation period of the Arizona collared peccary is approximately 142 to 148 days.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Sowls, Lyle
- Units
- ORPI
- Keywords
- collared, Javelina, peccary