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Javelina or Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

Description:

Pig-like, massive head and shoulders. Legs and rear small.

Habitat:

Desert washes, canyons, oak woodlands of C and SE Arizona and SW New Mexico.

Notes:

Best children's book, "Don't call me Pig - A Javelina Story. By Conrad Storad.

2 Species ID Suggestions

TamLar
TamLar 12 years ago
Peccary
Pecari angulatus
collared peccary, javelina
Pecari tajacu Collared peccary


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3 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Cool photos and I learnt something new.. I have never seen a JAVELINA!!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

By the way Welcome to project noah.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Your name of the pig brings back a story I read about some children raising a wild pig that was all alone. (a Javelina)

bgomez73
Spotted by
bgomez73

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Spotted on Jul 25, 2011
Submitted on Jul 25, 2011

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