javelina
Tusked Southwestern mammal
A javelina is a wild pig-like animal native to the American Southwest and Central and South America, also called a peccary.
Javelinas travel in herds, have coarse gray-brown fur, and are known for their musky odor.
They're a common sight in desert areas: We spotted a family of javelinas rooting through the garbage.
Beast's protruding face
Grazing animals together
- sounderMore solid or reliable
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- rootingActively cheering someone on
- territorialDefensive about owned space
nocturnal · aggressive · charge · wallowing · grunting · clacking · stampede · defensive
Columnar desert cactus
- chollaBranching cylindrical cactus
- mesquiteThorny desert legume
- creosoteCoal-tar distillate for preservation
- chaparralDense, drought-adapted shrubbery
arroyo · scrubland · yucca · agave · wash · canyon · bajada · arid
Spiny desert plant
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- tubersUnderground plant storage organs
- agaveSpiny desert succulent
- acornsSeeds of oaks
berries · grubs · insects · succulent · browse · garbage · birdseed · bulbs
Caught and restrained
- even-toedHaving paired hoof digits
- ungulateMammal with hooves
- neotropicalLatin American biogeographic zone
snout
Beast's protruding face
compact · grizzled · collar · musk · dewclaw · trotter · hide
herd
Grazing animals together
territorial · nocturnal · aggressive · charge · wallowing · grunting · clacking · stampede · defensive · matriarchal
saguaro
Columnar desert cactus
- chollaBranching cylindrical cactus
- mesquiteThorny desert legume
- creosoteCoal-tar distillate for preservation
chaparral · arroyo · scrubland · yucca · agave · wash · canyon · bajada · arid · drought
cactus
Spiny desert plant
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- tubersUnderground plant storage organs
- agaveSpiny desert succulent
acorns · berries · grubs · insects · succulent · browse · garbage · birdseed · bulbs · fungi
collared
Caught and restrained
- even-toedHaving paired hoof digits
- ungulateMammal with hooves
- neotropicalLatin American biogeographic zone
predators
Animals that kill prey
- coyoteWild North American canid
- bobcatWild cat, abbreviated tail
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
suburban · nuisance · sighting · encounter · tracks · scat · habitat · native · population
- North American Naturebald eagle, American bison, bison, grizzly bear, raccoon
- American Wildliferaccoon, bison, bald eagle, grizzly bear, beaver
- desert lifecamel, cactus, scorpion, rattlesnake, sidewinder
- game animalsdeer, wild boar, pheasant, quail, grouse
- hoofed mammalscow, horse, goat, sheep, pig
- Mexican Wildlifejaguar, ocelot, axolotl, vaquita, Mexican wolf
javelinawild boar
Undomesticated pig species
domestic pig · swine · hog · razorback · potbellied pig