Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three members of a family of collared peccary, Dicotyles tajacu, AKA javelina, with one adult watching over two young babies in ...

Javelinas have a storied history in North America, even if they are not well understood by people who live outside of the southwestern United States. Also called Peccaries or skunk pigs, likely due to ...

Related to pigs, javelinas are smaller, porcine mammals that live in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. Javelina hunting seasons are generally set for the cooler months, but the exact dates vary by ...