Cool animal I found near my golf course

[Quasar44]

 

[Quasar44]

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Javelina

 

[Quasar44]

My house area

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Javelinas are common in the Southwest. A species similar to pigs.

Also called a peccary.

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[Tunafish]

Javelina

baby Chupacabra

 

[WinterBorn]

Looks like a very young peccary. Look out for Mama.

 

[okfine]

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Try and pet him!

 

[Zincwarrior]

Yep a javalina. Careful, they are meaner than a mother in law.

 

[rightwinger]

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Don’t try to pet it

 

[Quasar44]

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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Don't let the cuteness fool you!

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[okfine]

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Usually, you don't see them out in the daylight and alone. I bet it's going to where someone is feeding it or where a petfood dish is.

 

[Quasar44]

Usually, you don't see them out in the daylight and alone. I bet it's going to where someone is feeding it or where a petfood dish is.

I saw a second one too

 

[okfine]

I saw a second one too

That is actually a good sized one. Don't bother or feed them. It's most likely seeking water. Hmmm... golf course. They burrow and sometimes it may be in your yard or very close by. Wait till you have 10 to 15 outside your door.

 

[rightwinger]

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Here Kitty, Kitty….

 

[Zincwarrior]

Here Kitty, Kitty….

Its a pig not a kitty, a very spikey tooth rich pig that that is about as friendly as a hemmerhoid.

 

[okfine]

Its a pig not a kitty, a very spikey tooth rich pig that that is about as friendly as a hemmerhoid.

Javelina are not pigs, but they will eat about anything.

 

[Leo123]

Javelina are not pigs.

Can they carry Rabies?

 

[okfine]

Can they carry Rabies?

Yes