by Ginger C.
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April 18, 2007

Javelinas in my yard this morning!

February 21, 2009 02:01 PM EST
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We've seen them around the area, but today they came wandering through our yard. Javelinas are not common around here, but since the flooding we had in 2006, we have all kinds of animals we never had before. Oryx and other big animals make their home at White Sands Missile Range, which is about 15 or 20 miles from us as the crow flies.

 

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This picture was taken in haste, so its not very good! I cropped it so there was less yard in the picture! I hope it is good enough for all to see!

 

 

 
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Comments: 66

Ginger C. Feb 21, 2009, 2:02pm EST
Good It came out well!
Walker Bennett, SF Author Feb 21, 2009, 2:08pm EST
It came out very well! Contrary to tourist belief, Javolinas are NOT Porky Pig! If aggravated, they will kill and eat you.

I just moved up here from Arizona and had them and coyotes in the yard on a daily basis. The coyotes I didn't mind, but wild pigs were way too dangerous.
Melinda ~choosing happiness~ S. Feb 21, 2009, 2:18pm EST
They are pretty darn big! I wouldn't want to mess with them!
Elaine S. Feb 21, 2009, 2:22pm EST
Great Picture.....Wild Pigs a very dangerous,be careful.
Gale M. Feb 21, 2009, 2:27pm EST
Not very cute! We only have wild turkeys and coyotes...
John S. (arizona) Feb 21, 2009, 2:29pm EST
How cool, though they can up-root your plants looking for food etc. I see then quite often near here, in orange groves or desert areas, but rarely in town. They are also known as the Collared Peccary I think and not a true pig, though nobody I know calls them that.
I've been able to sneak up on them in the desert, yell BOO or bark like a dog and they go running like little Buffaloes. I do make sure they have someplace to go besides back at me though, LOL. They have very poor eyesight, but great smell, etc. People hunt them here quite a bit. Thanks.
Take care.
John S. (arizona) Feb 21, 2009, 2:39pm EST
Here is a neat video of them from the Arizona Game and Fish Dept., even shows cute little baby ones... ;-) Enjoy....

http://www.azgfd.gov/video/javelina.shtml
Vivian P. Feb 21, 2009, 2:42pm EST
I see them
Ginger C. Feb 21, 2009, 2:54pm EST
We made sure the dog was in the house and we think they were looking for water as its been very dry this year! I wouldn't mess them on a bet! LOL!
JOHN BECK Feb 21, 2009, 3:11pm EST
I've not seen them in the wild, but I have in zoos. I also had a roast from one; the meat was given to me by one of my corpsmen when I was in the Navy. He had been on leave in Texas where he had shot one.
Stephanie S. Feb 21, 2009, 3:43pm EST
good pic. depressing comments. but I'll be sure to keep my distance if ever around one.
D'oh! =O
Marianne R. Feb 21, 2009, 4:42pm EST
Are they like a wild boar? Nice shot.
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Feb 21, 2009, 4:56pm EST
I've never seen them before, nice photo. I'm glad they aren't in my backyard;)
Gul Dixon Feb 21, 2009, 5:01pm EST
Beautiful!
Walker Bennett, SF Author Feb 21, 2009, 7:37pm EST
Marianne,

They are distantly related to wild boars (without the major tusks). As was mentioned above, they are actually a member of the peccary family.

Despite nicknames of "The Hoggies," a javelina is not a pig, a feral hog or a wild boar. Although similar in appearance to a pig, it is a collared peccary. Along evolutionary lines, a collared peccary is a distant relative of wild pigs and hippos. Scientists know it as Pecari tajacu.
Karen M. Feb 21, 2009, 8:23pm EST
Wow..this was very interesting...Walker's information too...thanks guys!
Charles A. B. Feb 21, 2009, 9:29pm EST
Still vvery cool photo! I don't care if it was rushed or not.
So can these be shot, killed, and eaten? Wow Ya'll do have a porky problem huh?
Lexa Daily Feb 22, 2009, 3:24am EST
Don't look like they've missed any meals. I would keep my distance. Thanks for sharing.


Lexa
carmel m. Feb 23, 2009, 12:45pm EST
Thanks for posting this to Picture It.
Deb D. Feb 23, 2009, 10:21pm EST
That must have been a surprise!!! Yup, good to keep your distance from them.

It's been way dry here, too and way too warm.
Ginger C. Feb 24, 2009, 2:59am EST
All the critters out here are coming to our part of the desert, they can smell the water.
Thanks everybody!
Phyllis R. Feb 24, 2009, 3:28pm EST
Yeah...I see them, -- they are quit large!!!!!
Phyllis R. Feb 24, 2009, 3:28pm EST
 
rainne chandler Feb 24, 2009, 10:06pm EST
they would scare me to death to have them that close to my home be careful
Melanie B. Feb 25, 2009, 3:46pm EST
WoW that is so awesome!
Thank you for sharing.
Have a fantastic day.
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Sarah (I want points) Feb 26, 2009, 10:28am EST
Very nice. I've never heard of a Javelina..
Dorothy H. Feb 27, 2009, 11:25pm EST
Great picture. Havalina are ediable, you know. Tastes great!!!

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Janet Somewhere Up On The Mount Feb 28, 2009, 7:50am EST
Thanks for sharing. They are big!
James B. Feb 28, 2009, 2:09pm EST
That is exciting! I never saw any in the wild while growing up in Tucson, even though I was out hiking, backpacking, etc., quite a bit.
red on rose ♥. Feb 28, 2009, 9:03pm EST
yo ! those are too big for my back yard !! be careful !
Ginger C. Mar 1, 2009, 2:25am EST
Did anybody click on my links? LOL! Just some stuff about the missile range and the other animals!
James B. Mar 1, 2009, 2:45am EST
Good point, red, they are not notoriously friendly!
Vikki M. Mar 1, 2009, 2:51am EST
Oh how neat! THey look more interestin than the bears we get in our yard. :-)
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Elsie Duggan Mar 5, 2009, 1:41am EST
Boy, I would keep my distance from that piggy or Javelina, good you took a long shot of it, very interesting though, thank you.
Debra H. Mar 5, 2009, 3:15am EST
Ive never seen one but they look really big
Digital Diva S. Mar 13, 2009, 8:06am EDT
Interesting animals. I also like that you cropped your photo. I think cropping makes a much more interesting photo and wish a lot of Gather people would do more of it.
Gene P. Mar 23, 2009, 6:38pm EDT
Thanks for posting your content to the group Whatever!
Dorothy H. Mar 24, 2009, 5:07pm EDT
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Sharon C. Mar 24, 2009, 8:58pm EDT
cool picture.

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Nancy S. Mar 26, 2009, 4:08pm EDT
That would be scary. Points nation.
Susan Roberts Mar 27, 2009, 11:24am EDT
I would NOT want to run in to them on a dark night !
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Desiree T. Mar 27, 2009, 12:22pm EDT
POINTS NATION ~ Have a great day!
chelsie t. Mar 27, 2009, 2:04pm EDT
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Angela W. Mar 27, 2009, 2:15pm EDT
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Solskin Iam Mar 27, 2009, 10:18pm EDT
very interesting......i went to the links you noted and read about them..... i will for dang sure stay away from them.......not that i am out walking near a desert often,.,,,,,lo...... PN
Misty W. Mar 28, 2009, 3:25am EDT
I have never heard of them before, great pic
Misty W. Mar 28, 2009, 3:25am EDT
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Georgiana S. Mar 28, 2009, 6:39pm EDT
like wild boar?
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Elizabeth S. Mar 28, 2009, 9:43pm EDT
How different. Not anything you'd expect.

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K D Lovett Apr 8, 2009, 12:43pm EDT
We get all sorts of stray dogs. I think your visitors are more interesting than mine.

Thanks for sharing!

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Netty B. Apr 19, 2009, 9:42am EDT
so you are being invaded?
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mary bryant Apr 26, 2009, 8:13am EDT
wowwwww great capture
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Dorothy H. Apr 26, 2009, 5:21pm EDT
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kimberly g. Apr 26, 2009, 5:29pm EDT
I heard they can cause some damage to yards, digging up holes and all.
Angela A. Apr 26, 2009, 10:16pm EDT
Pretty cool pic.
Here's some,
Georgiana S. Apr 26, 2009, 10:40pm EDT
wild pigs?
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Ruth Luce Apr 27, 2009, 2:03am EDT
Very cool, lots around here! No BBQ sauce around? lol PN
Martha R. Apr 27, 2009, 8:17pm EDT
lol at the BBQ Sauce. Have a great day and it is a very good picture..
I do the croping thing for my pictures too. I had one of the Buffalo across the street from me that I had to crop the photo.... ~Points Nation~
Andrea (Ms. Conservative) L. Apr 28, 2009, 2:49pm EDT
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