Javelina

Javelina – Juvenile | Portal, Arizona | January, 2016

Javelina – Juvenile | Portal, Arizona | January, 2016

MC120-5638

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Javelina | Portal, Arizona | October, 2915

Javelina | Portal, Arizona | October, 2915

MC120-4475

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Javelina | Portal, Arizona | October, 2015

Javelina | Portal, Arizona | October, 2015

MC120-4459

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Javelina | Portal, Arizona | October, 2015

Javelina | Portal, Arizona | October, 2015

MC120-4467

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Javelina | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

Javelina | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

MC73-0069

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Javelina | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

Javelina | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

MCF73-0065

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Javelina – Juvenile | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

Javelina – Juvenile | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

MC78-1533

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Javelina – Juvenile | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

Javelina – Juvenile | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

MC78-1526

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Javelina | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

Javelina | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

MC73-0045

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Javelinas | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

Javelinas | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

MC78-1521

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Javelina | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

Javelina | Portal, Arizona | February, 2013

MC73-0069

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Javelina | Lordsburg, New Mexico | March, 2009

Javelina | Lordsburg, New Mexico | March, 2009

MC2-0502

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Javelina | Lordsburg, New Mexico | March, 2009

Javelina | Lordsburg, New Mexico | March, 2009

MC2-0473

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Javelina | Lordsburg, New Mexico | January, 2010

Javelina | Lordsburg, New Mexico | January, 2010

Even though Javelines may appear to be closely related to pigs, they are in fact a quite different animal and are in a different family.Pigs and Javelinas actually parted ways about 30 million years ago. These animals, which are more correctly called Collared Peccarys, have very poor eye sight, but a very good sense of smell.Due to their poor eyesight they may appear to be charging when ,in fact, they are simply trying to escape. | MC17-0125

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Javelina | Lordsburg, New Mexico | March, 2009

Javelina | Lordsburg, New Mexico | March, 2009

Javelinas are a lot of fun to try to photograph up close. Due to their poor eyesight, if you carefully move into position in front of a group that is feeding, they will often move right past you and never know you are there. More often than not, the wind will carry your scent to them and they will scatter in all directions. | |MC2-0485

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Javelinas | Lordsburg, New Mexico | March, 2009

Javelinas | Lordsburg, New Mexico | March, 2009

Javelinas have, for centuries, been slowly moving north from their South American rainforest home, where they still live. They moved through Mexico and into Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico as recently as 150 years ago. In New Mexico they continue to move slowly north and have now reached Bosque del Apache, which is only 90 miles south of Albuquerque. How much farther north they can move will be determined by how well they adapt to the increasingly colder winters. ||MC2-0299

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Javelina | Lordsburg, New Mexico | December, 2009

Javelina | Lordsburg, New Mexico | December, 2009

The light colored band around this Javelinas shoulders is way they are also called Collard Peccarys. |MC16-0430

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