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It’s True!

• The javelina, also called a collared peccary or musk-hog, has a scent so strong you can smell the animal long before you see it!
• Javelinas live in large family groups or herds, to defend their territories from coyotes, bobcats and mountain lion predators.
• Evolving in South America, javelina now thrive in the desert scrublands of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
• As herbivores, javelinas eat desert plants. They love to eat prickly pear cacti, devouring the fruit right along with the spines!