A cute one of 5 Javelina hanging out in the bushes near the riparian area in Tohono Chul Park Wednesday June 26, 2013, in Tucson, Arizona. There were 3 adults and 2 baby's. Photo by Benjie Sanders ...

A javelina attacked a Phoenix man in Tucson on Friday, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. The 76-year-old man crossed a bridge at the Canyon Ranch Tucson resort in the northeast ...

Javelina have a habit of eating pumpkins around Halloween, but one particular peccary couldn't wait that long. A midtown resident recently caught the hungry javelina on his home camera system ...

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Gary Sturm poses with his javelina in Arizona. ‘The young sow didn’t weigh a whole lot more than one of my dogs, but she had a big head full of dagger-sharp teeth, and while there wasn’t a ...

A javelina is a peccary — specifically, the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu). Peccaries are native to the Americas and the Western Hemisphere, while true pigs originally come from the Old World ...

Of course, javelina are also notoriously nearsighted. People’s hostility toward javelinas may stem from the damage the animals cause to plants and property, or from the threat they seem to pose.

Although small, the javelina has the density of a bowling ball. Second, the creature in question is really a peccary. Javelina (hah-vah-LEEN-ah) is used in the American Southwest and northern Mexico.

Researchers with Texas A&M AgriLife are leading a foundational study that will provide critical insight into the population dynamics and habitat usage of javelina, also known as collared peccary.

This designation is a case where conservation and monetary value can go hand in hand. If we add javelina to trophy species, it will increase their conservation value, and people are going to have more ...