Javelina
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Javelina
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
We happened on a squadron of Javelina at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge while looking for Sandhill Cranes. I photographed every one of them as they crossed the road, which wasn't very scenic. Then the final one in the group decided if she just squatted down behind this tiny bit of dried scrub, she would be invisible. As you can see, it didn't work.
Javelina or collared peccary look similar to wild boars. They have pig-like snouts, short legs with hoofs, and short, coarse salt and pepper hair. Sharp canine teeth protrude from their jaws about an inch. They are found in the Desert Southwest and are herbivores eating agave, mesquite beans, prickly pear and roots, tubers, and other green vegetation. They will occasionally eat lizards, dead birds, and rodents.
Copyright 2021 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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November 4th, 2021
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