#white-lipped peccary

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White-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari

Observed by ericvandenberghe, CC BY-NC

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Korkeasaari

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) Emu

Kaksikyttyräinen kameli (Camelus bactrianus) Bactrian camel

Kuhertajagaselli (Gazella s. subgutturosa) Goitered gazelle

Huulipekari (Tayassu pecari) White-lipped peccary

Pampajänis (Dolichotis patagonum) Patagonian mara

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The White Lipped Peccary (pecarí bariblanco, coyámel) is a peccary native to Central and South America- The range of coyámeles which extends from México to Argentina has become fragmented, and the species's population is declining overall (especially in México and Central America). They can be found in a variety of habitats. However this particular peccary is located safely wherever you decide to give it a home~

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[sifilide]

The white lipped peccary is NOT native to cuba who the fuck made this shit

[hedoughnism]

Sorry but I’m going to nitpick the term “ pig” here

So you have two branches of suiformes, the old world branch( pigs)( 18 species) and the new world branch ( peccary)( 3 species), they separated 30-40 million years ago! For comparison humans and chimps separated between 4-10 million years ago! While humans seperatedThey are very diferent.

Ofcorse there is variation between species, but for a rough comparison compared to pigs, peccaries have a more complex stomach( multi chambered like a ruminant) , don’t dig in dirt for food as much, live in larger groups ( up to hundreds in javelina and white lipped) and , and are more herbivorous ( mostly cactuses for chaocans and fruit for white lipped, with javelina being a bit more omnivorous)

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Argentina: A Marksman's Dream

Hunting Trips in Argentina

Argentina has been a very popular hunting destination for many, many years. This is due to its wide range of huntable species, fairly mild temperatures year-round, and a variety of climates, geographies, and habitats. Argentina's big game hunting has become especially popular. According to many hunters, Argentina offers some of the best free-range red stag hunting in the world. Being the second largest country in South America, there is no shortage of land to explore and wildlife to hunt.

History of Hunting in Argentina

People began to settle in Argentina hundreds of years ago. The original settlers were mostly from Peru, but people from Spain soon followed around the 16th century. Years after that, European settlers arrived and brought their hunting strategies along with them. They also brought more species of animals from their previous homes in the early 1900s, putting native Argentinian species at less risk of overhunting. Several native species are still huntable today including brocket deer, cougar, capybara, white-lipped peccary, and collared peccary. Some of the non-native species that are still hunted in Argentina today are the water buffalo, wild boar, red stag deer, fallow deer, Peré David’s deer, Axis deer, blackbuck antelope, and mouflon. Modern-day destination hunting as we know it in Argentina started with dove hunting and then grew to larger game hunting. Argentina even became more lenient on dove hunting laws, especially with out-of-country hunters in an attempt to keep down the dove population. This was a much more efficient way to do this rather than their previous flawed plan of poisoning the doves, as this method proved to be doing more harm than good since it would consequently end up poisoning other species as well, which was not the intent.

Hunting Supplies Needed

There are some essential items to bring along with you to make for a more efficient and comfortable hunting experience. You want to make sure you do your research on the weather and climate specific to the hunting area you are traveling to. As Argentina is known for its wide range of climates from the Northern to Southern ends of the country, the weather may vary greatly from one part of the country to another. Bringing layers is always a good idea and a way to ensure you are prepared for a range of temperatures, especially since daytime and nighttime temperatures can be quite different. Some recommended clothing items include lightweight waterproof boots, a camo jacket, a lightweight jacket, a wader for duck hunting, light shooting gloves, plenty of extra socks, shooting glasses or sunglasses, and shoulder pads to ease recoil and mounting strains. In addition to the glasses for eye protection, you will need ear protection as well. An earpiece can prevent damage to your hearing from high-volume shooting. Many hunting trip packages offer the option for gun rentals, which is usually a good idea to take advantage of when traveling far distances and on airplanes. Traveling with guns and bringing guns into an airport can be a security headache, so this is a very convenient feature of a package that will also lighten the load you have to travel with.

Species to Hunt in Argentina

Red stag hunting is very popular in Argentina as the red stag is one of the largest deer species in the world and Argentina has the best free-range red stag hunting there is. Argentina Dove hunting is also extremely popular, given the situation with the overpopulation of doves in Argentina and the encouragement the government gave to hunters to hunt the doves. There are a few other kinds of deer frequently hunted in Argentina, including Whitetails, Fallows, Brocket, and Axis deer. Blackbuck hunting is another big category in Argentinian hunting. This is a small kind of antelope, only weighing about 90 pounds, that is native to India. The European wild boar and European Mouflon are also big hunting attractions in Argentina. A few more include the cougar, capybara, peccary, and feral goat and for some additional wing shooting, there are pigeons, perdiz, and ducks.

It is no wonder Argentina is a top hunting destination with its amazing land and wildlife. According to many world-traveling hunters, hunting trips to Argentina is truly an unforgettable experience. No matter what kind of hunting you are into, there is something for you in Argentina. Big game hunting, bird hunting, and fishing are all options that will leave you with memories that will last a life

time. Original Sources: https://www.ptpgun.com/post/argentina-a-marksmans-dream

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The case of Latin America's mysterious disappearing (and reappearing) white-lipped peccaries

https://sciencespies.com/nature/the-case-of-latin-americas-mysterious-disappearing-and-reappearing-white-lipped-peccaries/

The case of Latin America's mysterious disappearing (and reappearing) white-lipped peccaries

A collaborative study published in PLOS ONE,  documents the periodic disappearance (and reappearance) of white-lipped peccaries in nine countries in South and Central America. The authors say the population fluctuations may represent the first documented case of natural population cyclicity in a Neotropical mammal.

The study is led by the Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, and co-authored by more than 20 other organizations including the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).

White-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) are pig-like hoofed mammals native to the tropical forests of Central and South America. They are extremely social, forming large herds of up to hundreds of animals. Peccary researchers from Mexico to the Amazon have been intrigued by the sudden disappearance of white-lipped peccary populations across large areas, as well as reports of previous disappearances and subsequent reappearance.

The study shows that over 20–30-year population cycles, the disappearances represent seven-to-twelve-year troughs when peccaries vanish. These can occur simultaneously at regional and perhaps continent-wide spatial scales as large as 10,000–5 million square kilometers (3,861-1.9 million square miles).

The study suggests that the mysterious disappearances may be triggered by populations growing too big, and crashes are likely facilitated by different causes, including disease outbreaks, and underscores the need for more long-term studies to better understand the causes.

The ground-breaking study, which relies on collaboration and detective work to document 43 different disappearances at 38 sites in nine countries, also incorporates 88 years of commercial and subsistence harvest data from the Amazon. It confirms that this poorly-known species which is so ecologically important to neotropical forests, as well as culturally and socio-economically crucial to the Indigenous Peoples and local communities who live in these forests, has large-scale and long-term population cycles.

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From an ecological perspective, the white-lipped peccaryis considered a keystone species as they influence forest regeneration and plant populations, especially palms, through seed predation and foraging and turnover of leaf litter. They are also considered ecological engineers through their maintenance and expansion of forest mineral licks and wallows, which benefit many other wildlife species. In addition, they are the preferred prey of Latin Americas’ apex predator, the jaguar (Panthera onca). When peccaries disappear, jaguar populations decline.

White-lipped peccaries are immensely important from a socio-cultural perspective, as a preferred subsistence hunting target for Indigenous Peoples and riverine and rural communities across their range. This significance is reflected in the stories, oral history and art of many of Latin America’s Indigenous Peoples. Indeed, some Indigenous Peoples have stories which refer to the peccaries disappearing and reappearing.

The lead author of the study, Dr. Jose Fragoso from the Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil, the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA/MCTIC), Manaus, Brazil and the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, said: “This analysis highlights the importance of very large, continuous natural areas that enable source-sink population dynamics and ensure re-colonization and local population persistence in time and space for perhaps the fundamental keystone species for neotropical forests. It also highlights how working with indigenous peoples can help resolve mysteries in biology.  Our work also resolves a key question in tropical ecology, what happens to white-lipped peccaries when they disappear.”

Senior author Dr. Mariana Altricher, from the Environmental Studies Department, Prescott College, Arizona, believes that “this work clarifies an enduring mystery in tropical forests. It will help guide future research and conservation efforts in the tropics. Most importantly we must continue to monitor peccary populations, especially in fragmented protected areas”.

Dr. Harald Beck, Co-Chair of the IUCN Peccary Specialist Group, and one of the authors of the study, said: “This unique publication has a large-scale focus (Central and South America), utilized historical and current data, and state of the art new modeling methods to answer critical ecological questions about the spatial-temporal population fluctuations of the dominant Neotropical mammal, the white-lipped peccary. The paper will guide future research in the Neotropics, as well as influence conservation efforts and policies.”

Dr. Rob Wallace, Senior Conservation Scientist at WCS and one of the co-authors of the study remarked: “WCS remains committed to landscape-scale conservation at a series of Nature’s Strongholds in Latin America, which is fundamental for wide-ranging species like the white-lipped peccary, especially considering these population cycles. Understanding these natural population cycles will be crucial for interpreting our population monitoring efforts, which represents the gold standard for evaluating our conservation impact, not just for white-lipped peccaries themselves as a keystone species and socio-cultural touchstone, but also the other wildlife with which they coexist – lowland tapir, collared peccaries, leaf litter biodiversity, a number of palm species, plant diversity, and, of course, the jaguar.”

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Study authors were: Jose ? M. V. Fragoso1,2,3*, Andre ? P. Antunes2,4, Kirsten M. Silvius5, Pedro A.L. Constantino4, Galo Zapata-Rios6, Hani R. El Bizri7,8, Richard E. Bodmer9,10, Micaela Camino11,12, Benoit de Thoisy13, Robert B. Wallace14, Thais Q. Morcatty8,15, Pedro Mayor16,17, Cecile Richard-Hansen18, Mathew T. Hallett19,20,21, Rafael A. Reyna- Hurtado22, H. Harald Beck23, Soledad de Bustos24,25, Alexine Keuroghlian26, Alessandra Nava27, Olga L. Montenegro28, Ennio Painkow Neto29, Mariana Altrichter30.

1 Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

2 Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA/MCTIC), Manaus, Brazil

3 California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA

4 RedeFauna–Rede de Pesquisa em Diversidade, Conservaca?o e Uso da Fauna da Amazonia, Tefe ?, Amazonas, Brazil

5 Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

6 Wildlife Conservation Society– Ecuador Program, Quito, Ecuador

7 Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

8 Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentavel Mamiraua ?, Tefe ?, Amazonas, Brazil

9 Museum of Amazonian Cultures-Fundamazonia, Iquitos, Loreto, Peru ?

10 DICE, School of Anthropology & Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK

11 Proyecto Quimilero, Roosevelt 4344, CABA, Resistencia, Argentina

12 EDGE of Existence—Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London, England, UK

13 Kwata NGO, Cayenne, French Guiana

14 Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, USA

15 Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom

16 Departament de Sanitat i d’Anatomia Animals, Facultat de Veterina?ria, Universitat Auto?noma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain

17 Museo de Culturas Indigenas Amazonicas, Loreto, Iquitos, Peru

18 Office Francais de la Biodiversite ?-DRAS/SCGEEUMREcoFoG, Kourou, France

19 Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

20 Institute for the Environment & Sustainability, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA

21 Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia

22 El Colegio de la Frontera Sur -Unidad Campeche, Campeche, Campeche, Mexico

23 Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University, Towson, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

24 Secretari?a de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de Salta, Santiago del Estero, Salta, Argentina

25 Fundacio ? n Biodiversidad Argentina, Suipacha, Argentina

26 Peccary Project/IUCN/SSC Peccary Specialist Group, Campo Grande, Brazil

27 Fiocruz ILMD Amazon, Adriano ? polis, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

28 Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota ?, Colombia

29 Tropical Sustainability Institute–TSI, Carapicu ??ba, Sa?o Paulo, Brazil

30 Faculty Environmental Studies, Prescott College, Prescott, Arizona, USA

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White-Lipped Peccary (Tayassu Pecari) Zoo, Berlin, Germany

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Jasmim-manga e queixada/Plumeria rubra and white-lipped peccary

Um pouco tarde, mas feliz ano novo!

A bit late, but Happy New Year! 

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HELP SAVE THE CHOCÓ RAINFOREST

The Save the Chocó Campaign seeks to raise US $5 million to purchase and protect 57,000 acres of pristine rainforest in the Chocó, a cradle of biodiversity on the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. The scale of this conservation opportunity is virtually unprecedented. The 57,000 acres to be protected constitute the largest surviving remnant of the Chocó still controlled by logging companies. The land purchase dwarfs the surrounding reserves and protected areas, but is connected to several of them, and its preservation would create a fully contiguous protected area of more than 650,000 acres -- nearly the size of Yosemite National Park in California and significantly larger than any protected area in Western Ecuador.

The purchased land will be actively protected: held in a perpetual trust and managed by Fundación Jocotoco, an Ecuadorian non-profit organization with over two decades of experience conserving habitat for the many rare and threatened species that live there. Over the past 22 years, Jocotoco has established a network of 15 protected reserves. In total the reserves comprise more than 58,000 acres of some of the most biologically rich habitat in the world. The reserves created by Jocotoco are home to nearly 1,000 bird species (more than 50 of which are globally threatened), at least 200 species of rare and endangered amphibians and reptiles, and a wide range of rare and endangered mammals such as the spectacled bear, mountain tapir, Chocó tapir, white-lipped peccary, harpy eagle, brown-headed spider monkey, and jaguar.

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White-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari

Observed by joao_andriola, CC BY-NC

[rinusuarez]

White Lipped Peccary 

This peccary has five different subspecies. Oddly, I could not find it’s common names. Just the latin ones. Very little information about each of them and more as a general information of the species. 

The two main threats to their survival are deforestation and hunting. Natural predators include the jaguar and puma and of course, us. They can be very aggressive when cornered and maintain contact with the herd by making a low moaning sound.

The herds can be immense with up to two hundred individuals, which can be beneficial to avoid attacks from predators, specially the jaguar. 

Tayassu pecari pecari: Can be found in Colombia (west), Venezuela, Guayanas y Brasil (north of the Amazon river).

Tayassu pecari aequatore: Colombia (south east) and Ecuador.

Tayassu pecari albirostre: Brasil (South of the Amazon), Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and north of Argentina.

Tayassu pecari spiradens: From the north of Colombia to Costa Rica.

Tayassu pecari ringens: From Nicaragua to the south of México.

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[primalmuckygoop]

For those of you on the tik tok clock, I've finally started crossing over to there- give it a look I you're interested in hearing my dreadful voice.

[ispaghett]

unique warrior names post

All listed names are either the names of common North American rodents, birds, trees, fish, or plants. They may also simply be something that I truly believe is within the knowledge of a warrior cat. I see no reason why they can’t name a kit Topaz but can count and recognize colors. Of course, names are always up to preference and opinion. Hopefully at least a few can get some use of this! 

The descriptions for each name are merely recommendations. 

It’s also worth keeping in mind that these names work best for roleplays or canons where queens wait a few days or until a kit opens their eyes before naming them. 

and final note, some names may already be in the official names list but were ones I felt simply aren’t used enough.

feel free to use, but if reposted please credit my tumblr :) 

PREFIXES

ALMOND - a little, cream or brown kit.

ALP - a large, grey or white kit.

AZALEA - varies.

BARBED - a wild acting or looking kit.

BARBERRY - a russet or blue kit.

BARREN - a sandy furred kit.

BASS - varies

BAYBERRY - a white and brown bicolor kit.

BEAN - a round or brown kit.

BECK - a grey kit or kit born by water.

BISON - a large or dark brown kit.

BLUEBELL - a grey kit.

BOSK - varies

BULL - a large kit.

BUR - varies.

BURROW - a brown kit.

CARIBOU - a white and brown kit.

CARP - a grey kit.

CAVE - a dark kit.

COD - a golden kit.

COPPICE - varies.

CREST/ED - a kit born with a crest marking on their head or back.

DIM - a dark coated kit.

DIPPER - a slim or dark brown kit.

DOWNY - a fluffy or white kit.

FEEBLE - a tiny kit.

FIG - a dark pelted kit.

FIRST - first born kit, a kit determined to get milk first.

FLAKE - a kit born during a snowstorm, a white kit.

FLICKER - a speckled kit.

FLINCH - a timid, little kit.

FLURRY - a white kit or kit born during a snowstorm

FOAL - varies.

FOXGLOVE - varies.

FRAIL - a tiny kit.

FURROW - a long or slender kit.

GARNET - a shiny, russet kit.

GILL - a kit with stripes on their neck or who is born by water.

GNARLED - a kit born with a splayed paw or twisted tail.

GOAT - varies.

GOPHER - a brown kit.

GROVE - varies, likely a larger kit.

GRUB - given to a light colored, round kit.

HAIL - a white kit, a kit born during a storm.

HAZY - varies.

HEMLOCK - a large kit.

HOBBLE - a kit born with a deformed paw.

HOG - a round kit.

HOP/PER/PING - a rather lively kit.

HORSE - a large or brown kit.

HOUND - a kit with droopy ears and or droopy lips.

HUSHED - a quiet kit.

JUNCO - a bicolor, grey or brown kit.

LAST - last born kit.

LAUREL - varies. A bicolor kit.

LIZARD - varies.

LUPINE - a grey or blue kit.

MALLARD - a brown or bicolor kit.

MARBLE - a kit with large splotchy spots.

MARKED - a kit with a unique pattern or marking.

MARMOT - a large or brown kit.

MARSH - a kit born by a marsh, or varies.

MASKED - a dark or marbled kit.

MEEK - a quiet or small kit.

MORNING - a light colored kit, the first born kit.

MURKY - a dark kit.

MUSKRAT - a brown kit.

MYRTLE - varies.

NIMBLE - a fast, little kit, always the first to get milk.

NUTHATCH - a white and grey bicolor kit.

OX - a large kit.

PEANUT -  a little, cream or brown kit.

PECAN - a little, cream or brown kit.

PECCARY - a round or grey-brown kit.

PEONY - a white kit

PERCH - a golden or bicolor kit.

PIGLET - a hungry kit, a round kit, a kit with a curled tail.

POLLOCK - a grey kit.

PORCUPINE - a brown kit, a kit with spiky fur.

PRAIRIE - varies

PRICKLE - a kit with fur that sticks out.

PRONGHORN - a brown and white kit.

PULP - a soft or small kit.

PURSLANE - varies.

QUILL - a kit of brindled pattern or with wild fur.

RAM - a large or white kit.

RIDGE - a large kit.

RILL - a grey kit or kit born by water.

ROSEMARY - varies.

ROSEY - a smooth coated kit, a kit with a nice warm brown pelt.

RUBY - a shiny, russet kit.

RUDDY - a russet kit.

RUGGED - a kit born with tangled up or curly fur.

SABER - a kit with uneven or protruding teeth.

SALMON - a large or russet kit.

SAP - a brown or cream kit.

SAPLING - a small kit.

SCORPION - varies.

SCURRY - a lively or nervous kit.

SCUTTLE - a lively or nervous kit.

SHALE - a smooth coated or dark pelted kit.

SHROUDED - a marbled or dark grey kit.

SHRUB - a small kit.

SILK - a soft kit.

SISKIN - a grey or light brown kinda kit.

SKUNK - black and white or stinky kit.

SLEEK - a soft kit.

SLEET - a white kit, a kit born in the winter.

SLENDER - a long or thin kit.

SNAIL - a kit with swirly stripes, a slow kit.

SPLIT - a chimera or tortie kit with a split of color down its face.

SPRIG - a thin or little kit.

SPROUT - a little kit.

STAG - a white and brown or white and grey kit.

STOUT - a large kit, a kit determined to get milk first.

SYCAMORE - varies

TERMITE - a tiny or dull brown kit.

THYME - varies.

TIMID - a timid kid.

TOPAZ - A shiny grey kit.

TRENCH - a large or dark pelted cat.

TUFTED - a fluffy kit.

TURKEY - a brown kit.

TURTLE - varies.

WALNUT - a little, cream or brown kit.

WAXWING - a grey-brown kit.

YAM - a russet kit.

YAWNING - a sleepy kit.

YEW - varies

SUFFIXES

BACK - a cat who developed interesting markings or scars on their back throughout apprenticehood, a cat who always has their clans backs, etc.

BANE - a cat who survived through a time of grief in the clan, a bane to the clan.

BARER - one who bares scars from defending their clan or one who is wise, a barer of the clans burdens.

BASK - a well composed or kind cat, a relaxed cat.

BEARD - a cat who has grown long fur throughout apprenticehood.

BLINK - a quick moving cat.

BLUR - a fast cat, one who moves in a blur.

BRANCH - a great climber.

BRAWN - a strong and muscled cat.

BREAKER - a very strong cat who has defeated many opponents.

BRISK - a thin or agile cat.

CAST - a cat who is great at leaping or pouncing or remaining in shadows.

CHARM - a charming cat or a cat good with words, a cat with good luck.

CHOMP/ER - a strong jawed or abrasive cat.

CURRENT - a cat who moves with notable grace.

DASH - a quick cat.

DRIFTER - a cat light on their feet.

FIN - a great or swift swimmer.

FLANK - an agile fighting cat, or one who tends to take control of patrols.

FLARE - a calculated and fast warrior, and or a very flamboyant cat.

FLASH - a quick moving cat.

FLICK - a quick moving cat.

FLURRY - a cat who has survived a great storm or a cat who attacks very quickly.

FRAY - a hard headed cat, a cat who has survived times of war.

FURY - a cat who doesn’t hold back in defending their clan.

GALE - a strong, unmoved cat.

GILL - a great swimmer.

GLEAM - a cheerful or kind cat, a selfless cat.

GRACE - a wise or graceful cat.

GUT - a brave cat.

HAZE - a cat skilled in remaining hidden or sneaking.

HOOK - a good climber or cat with rather large claws.

HORN - a stubborn or brave cat.

HUSH - a silent or calculating cat.

LEER - silver tongued cat, a cat with a sharp gaze.

LICK/ER - one who talks a lot or has a smooth spoken tongue, one who is often clean and well kept.

LITHE - a thin or agile cat.

LUNGE - a fearless defender of the clan.

MOUNTAIN - a cat who grew to be quite large throughout apprenticehood.

MUSK - a smelly cat or a cat with a great sense of smell, a cat who blends well with their surroundings.

NIPPER/NIP - a stubborn cat or cat who bites a lot.

PEAK - a cat who grew to be quite large throughout apprenticehood.

PROWLER - a great stalker or great hunter.

RIFT - a strong and sturdy warrior.

ROOT - a cat close with the earth or those around them, a cat who feels deep roots to their clan or ancestors, etc.

SAGE - a wise cat.

SCENT - a cat with a great sense of smell.

SCRAP - a messy furred cat or a cat who tends to get into fights.

SCRATCH - a finicky cat or a cat who has been scarred defending their clan.

SCUFF - a cat with scars or who tends to get into fights.

SCURRY - a nervous or quick cat.

SCUTTLE - a nervous or quick cat.

SEER - a knowledgeable cat, a follower of starclan, or a cat with great sight. Could be a common med cat suffix.

SHALE - a smooth spoken cat, a calculated warrior.

SHARD - a domineering or strong cat.

SHEATHE - a cat of deep thought or composure (“kept his claws sheathed even in times of tension”)

SHELL - a reserved cat, a cat with a hard exterior.

SHOULDER - a cat of great muscle.

SIGHT - a wise cat.

SKIP/PER - a cheerful cat or cat who tends to leap a lot.

SKULL - can be kind of edgy but could also simply refer to a cat who thinks with their brain and is intelligent.

SLIP - a cat too hard to catch during a fight, a sneaky cat.

SNAPPER/SNAP - a fatally quick or impulsive cat.

SNARL - a powerful or courageous cat.

SNIFF/ER - a great tracker, one with a great nose.

SPROUT - a cat who grew tall throughout their training, a cat who shows growth.

SPRY - a thin or very agile cat.

STONE - a durable or brave cat.

STRIDE - a determined or stubborn cat.

STRIFE - a stubborn or quick cat.

SWIMMER - a great swimmer.

THRASH - a very strong or impulsive cat.

THROAT - one with a scar on their throat, or one good with words.

TONGUE - one good and smooth with words, charming.

TOUCH - a gentle or thoughtful cat.

TRACKER - a great hunter and tracker.

TRAIL - a great stalker or even a good patroller.

TWIST - a cat who moves quickly during a fight, a sharp tongued cat.

WHISP - a soft spoken or kind cat.

WIT - a witty, smart cat.

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Frans Post (1612–1680), Capybara, watercolor and gouache, with pen and black ink, c. 1637–1639. 

Collared (Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus 1758) or white-lipped peccary (Tayassu peccary), around 1637-1644.

Jaguar (Panthera onca),around 1637-1644.

Caiman, around 1637-1644.

Lowland Tapir (Tapiris terrestris),around 1637-1644. 

Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), around 1637-1644.

Macaque Monkey (Macaca), around 1637-1644.