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Both sets of tusks fit together so snugly that every time a peccary opens and closes its jaws, its tusks are sharpened.
Scientific Name: Pecari tajacu angulatus
Age [Sex]: Adult [M]
Collection Date: Nov 1976
Locality: Between Barksdale and Leakey, near Edwards & Real County lines.
Higher Geography: North America, USA, Texas, Uvalde Co.
Collector Name [Number]: J. J. Foral
Notes: Complete skull, missing one each upper and lower incisor.
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Scientific Name: Tremarctos ornatus
Age [Sex]: [M]
Collection Date: Sep 1983
Locality: Unspecified
Higher Geography:
Although fighting is rare, chamois can scuffle over mates. Males plant all four feet on the ground and strike upwards with their hook-like horns.
Scientific Name: Ovis ammon darwini
Age [Sex]: [M]
Collection Date: 1935
Locality: Bottom of Dalai Nor Lake, Barga
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