Javelina in the front yard at night

[Arizroughrider]

 

[woof]

Another fascinating photo, thanks for sharing.

Rob

 

[Robbi]

hey, nice one !!

 

[Gill]

What is that i,ve never even heard of it.

 

[woof]

I think its a smallish wild pig.

Rob

 

[TaTanka]

They are small native pigs to the American Southwest, also called stink pigs and skunk pigs as they have really nasty scent glands and smell pretty horrible.

 

[woof]

They are small native pigs to the American Southwest, also called stink pigs and skunk pigs as they have really nasty scent glands and smell pretty horrible.

Thanks for the info.

Rob

 

[Trackeraz]

A correction They are not pigs ,They taste great but you have to get the musk gland very quickly after the kill. They are a peccary !

 

[woof]

A correction They are not pigs ,They taste great but you have to get the musk gland very quickly after the kill. They are a peccary !

Thanks for that, looked up peccary, and it says "wild pig of trapical America".

Rob

 

[Arizroughrider]

http://www.desertusa.com/magnov97/nov_pap/du_collpecc.html