Infanticide in captive collared peccaries (Tayassu tajacu)

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430090106.abs Housing animals in groups that are typical of the normal social system can be very important to the success of captive husbandry. Collared peccaries normally live in mixed-sex territorial groups of 13–40 individuals with little evidence for movement between groups. We recorded 21–30 cases of infanticide in a captive group composed of animals […]