The Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri), is the closest living relative to the extinct genus Platygonus. It is found in the dry shrub habitat or Chaco of Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina and southern Brazil. The Chacoan peccary has the unusual distinction of having been first described based on fossils and was originally thought to be only an extinct species. In 1975 the animal was discovered to still be alive and well in the Chaco region of Paraguay. The species was well known to the native people, but it took a while for scientists to rediscover its existence.

The Name "Guanaco": "Guanaco" comes from the word "huanaco," a word in Quechua - a South American Indian langauge. Location: South America from the northern Andes to the southern tip of the continent. Habitat: Terrestrial. Arid, usually mountainous areas. Description: Except for the head and the legs, the body is covered with long, soft, hair. Closely related to the camel, the guanaco is reddish-brown on the back, and paler, almost white, on the underside. Its tail is about ten inches long. The neck is long and slender, the head is long ending in a somewhat drooping upper lip which is cleft in the middle. The ears are long, upright and mobile. The sole of the foot is divided into two by a deep cleft,and the feet are long and narrow for walking in the Andes Mountains. These animals reach about seven feet long, three to four feet high at the shoulders. They weigh only about 160 pounds. Behavior: The guanaco lives in small herds made up of a male, several females, and young of various ages. If danger is imminent the male warns the group with a sort of bleating noise, and all the members immediately flee, with the male bringing up the rear. It has an ambling gait, created by moving both legs on the same side of the body at the same time.

Masai Giraffe (Southern Kenya and Tanzania) The name "giraffe" comes from the Arab word "xirapha" - "the one that walks very fast". The tallest of living terrestrial animals, giraffes can run up to 35 mph (56 km/h). The Masai subspecies is known by the dark oak-leaf pattern that extends down its buff colored legs. The average gestation period for a giraffe is 457 days (long? :-).

Zulu Suni (Kenya to South Africa) This "dwarf" antelope lives in thick undergrowth. The male marks his territory with secretions from the scent glands located just below his eyes. A single young is born after a six month gestation.