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	* Javelina - (Animals): Definition
		The javelina or collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu) is a pig-like mammal that lives in deserts, dry woodlands, and chaparral in the southwestern USA and Mexico...
		Remarks Javelina is derived from the Spanish word for javelin or sword and is a reference to the peccary's sharp tusks.
		Pigs are not native to the Americas and animals resembling pigs, the and javelina, are tayassuids and are not true pigs.
	en.mimi.hu /animals/javelina.html (451 words)

	Javelina
		In Texas, the javelina is found in the more arid or semi-arid parts of the state, with most occurring in the South Texas brush country, the Trans-Pecos' desert grasslands, and the Edwards Plateau's oak-juniper woodlands.
		Javelina are largely nocturnal during the hotter times of the year.
		In Texas, javelina are classified as a game animal and may be legally harvested with a hunting license, during hunting season, in counties which have a season.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /landwater/land/habitats/trans_pecos/big_game/javelina (716 words)

	Javelina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		While javelina have lived to 24 years in captivity, the average life span is closer to seven or eight.
		Javelina were not legally designated as big game until 1929, when a season from November 1 through January 31 was authorized and a bag limit of one javelina a year was imposed.
		Javelina are herd animals with herd sizes averaging 8 to 9 animals.
	www.azgfd.gov /h_f/game_javelina.shtml (650 words)

	Javelina - Tayassu tajacu
		Javelinas live in the canyon area of the desert.
		The javelina eats cacti, grass, bulbs, berries, flowers, mushrooms, and fruit, which is easy for them to get in their habitat.
		The javelina's niche is the water holes and bushes in the canyon area where they live.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /javelina.htm (316 words)

	Collared Peccary/Javelina - Discover The Outdoors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Javelinas grow to be 20 to 25 inches in height at the shoulder, and 30 to 36 inches in length.
		Javelinas are found in the Western hemisphere, ranging from the southwestern U.S. to the middle of South America.
		Javelinas are mostly found in mid-level deserts and desert grassland regions between 1,000 and 5,000 feet in elevation.
	www.dto.com /hunting/species/generalprofile.jsp?speciesid=63 (605 words)

	Big Bend NP - Javelina Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The javelina or collared peccary Tayassu tajacu, is found as far south as Argentina and as far north as Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
		Javelinas thrive in a variety of habitats and are able to adapt easily to different areas in their territory.
		The javelina is a herbivore (plant eater) and frugivore (fruit eater).
	www.nps.gov /bibe/teachers/factsheets/javelina.htm (912 words)

	Desert Loop Trail
		Javelina: The javelina is a medium- dog-sized animal of about 40 to 55 pounds (18-25 kg), that somewhat resembles a small wild boar.
		Javelina chew as they walk, so bits and pieces fall from their mouths, sometimes leaving a short trail.
		Javelina live in groups of 2 to 20 animals, the average being about 8 to 12.
	www.desertmuseum.org /visit/desertlooptrail.html (1982 words)

	Arizona Javelina Hunting.
		While it is true that Javelina are not as challenging to hunt as some of the more glamorous species that roam our southwestern states, do not be fooled into thinking that these little guys are a push over.
		As you know, the Javelina are short, and because of this they often stop what they are doing and lift their heads up to try and get a better sample of air.
		If it is really cool, Javelina will wait for the sun to get well established in the sky before coming out of their beds to feed, and they will most often seek out a east or south facing slope to feed on.
	www.desertbull.com /Javelina.htm (2924 words)

	Javelina, Arizona's White Mountains
		A small pig-like (though not related) animal, javelina, or collared peccaries, have a sharp sense of smell and relatively poor eyesight.
		Considered a range pest in the 1800's, javelina are now managed as a big game species and are enjoyed by hunters and wildlife viewers alike.
		Habitat: Javelina are generally found in low to mid-level deserts and cactus-studded desert grasslands between 1,000 and 5,000 feet in elevation.
	www.wmonline.com /gamefish/javelina.htm (261 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: JAVELINA
		The javelina, or collared peccary, currently known as either Tayassu tajacu or Dicotyles tajacu, is about three feet long and dark grey in color with a white band around its throat.
		Javelinas are extremely nearsighted and will scatter when one of the herd sounds an alarm.
		Javelinas do have some habits that might be harmful to livestock ranges, but they are valuable in the control of prickly pear.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/JJ/tcj1.html (404 words)

	Call for javelina is 'herd' loud and clear in Arizona 01/22/03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Javelina are not actually pigs, although they do share common ancestry to old world pigs dating back 30 million years.
		When threatened, an adult javelina is a formidable foe, and have been known to chase off mountain lions and other larger predators.
		Second, the javelina call device had worked the way it was designed to: it halted a running herd and lured the animals back to the direction of the call.
	www.ahwatukee.com /afn/sports/articles/030122h.html (811 words)

	Product Listing Javelina Calls
		The J-13 Javelina call is designed to produce the correct pitch, volume, and sound for attracting and provoking Javelina.
		It exploits the Javelina's pack, herd, and maternal instinct to come to the aid of a herd member or piglet when it's being attacked or wounded.
		Javelina are extremely aggressive and will defend their terrirory against intruding javelina.
	king-cart.com /cgi-bin/cart.cgi?store=apc&product=Javelina+Calls&... (395 words)

	What is a Javelina? - w w w . t a m u k . e d u
		Despite AandM-Kingsville's nicknames of "The Hoggies," a javelina is not a pig, a feral hog or a wild boar.
		Javelinas are a grizzled brown and fl with a white band of coarse hair, its "collar," around the neck.
		Javelinas are commonly found in dense thickets of prickly pear, chaparral, scrub oak, or guajillo in the brush country south of San Antonio, and over wide areas of the Edwards Plateau and the Trans-Pecos.
	www.tamuk.edu /about/javelina (444 words)

	Javelina - The Collared Peccary - Animal Life
		The name javelina (pronounced ha-va-LEE-na) is Spanish for spear and one look at this creature's tusks will make you understand why it was given such a name.
		When a female javelina is about to give birth, she leaves the group because the young may be eaten by the other members.
		Humans find the javelina to be a pest, but quite often forget that this tough little creature was here long before we encroached on their territory.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art20443.asp (426 words)

	Javelina
		The correct name for Javelina is collared peccary, so named because of the distinctive collar around the neck of the animal.
		Javelina are now found in parts of Arizona that never before supported any.
		When he was within 10 or 15 feet of it, the Javelina jumped up, ran across in front of him and into the brush.
	www.gunblast.com /JimTaylor_Javelina.htm (1368 words)

	The Living Desert - Collared Peccary
		Javelinas have large heads with round, flattened pig-like snouts, long, slender legs, and a salt and pepper color coat.
		Javelina live in brushy regions in the southwestern United States from Arizona and New Mexico to Texas, and reach as far south as northern Argentina.
		Sometimes localized campaigns have been mounted to eradicate javelina, and management plans are needed to conserve their population.
	www.livingdesert.org /animals/collared_peccary.asp (393 words)

	javelina on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Javelina Software Announces ADxray Available as Beta Today; New Troubleshooting Tool Exposes Key Data Stored at the Core of Microsoft Active Directory.
		Javelina Software Announces the Release of ADvantage v2.5(TM); ADvantage v2.5 Provides Microsoft(R) Active Directory(R) Administrators With 5 New Tools to Streamline Management.
		Javelina Software Delivers New Troubleshooting Tool to Active Directory Administrators and Programmers; ADxray Exposes Key Data Stored at the Core of Microsoft Active Directory.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-javelina.asp (259 words)

	Do Not Take the Javelina Lightly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Javelinas and people have been expanding their range in southern Arizona.
		As subdivisions intrude farther and farther into javelina habitat, the animals are perceived increasingly as nuisances because they root in gardens, scrap with dogs and occasionally bite homeowners.
		Coexistence may be possible only if, in sparsely developed areas, islands of habitat are preserved — areas large enough to enable javelinas to pursue their traditional ways without encountering people.
	www.smithsonianmag.si.edu /smithsonian/issues99/aug99/javelina.html (280 words)

	Javelina University
		They have a different number of teeth, a different gestation period, a complex (versus simple) stomach, and a musk gland on their backs--the fact is, they are not "pigs".
		Both Javelina (collared peccaries ~ tayassu tajacu), and pigs are members of the order artiodactyla, suborder suiformes, sharing a common ancestry dating back some 30 million years.
		The adult Javelina weighs between 40 and 60 pounds, its coat is a grizzled grayish fl throughout, except for a whitish collar extending to the mane, over the shoulders.
	www.javelinahunter.com /javelina_university.htm (480 words)

	Desert Museum welcomes baby javelina, first since '93
		Javelina, sometimes called collared peccaries, live on average to age 7 in the wild, she said.
		Javelina are prey animals, especially to cougars and jaguars.
		While javelina resemble swine, they are not related to the farm animals, she said.
	www.tucsoncitizen.com /index.php?page=local&story_id=090404a11_javelina (682 words)

	Javelina Tag Reductions and Turkey Tag Increases Recommended (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hunters might see javelina permit levels decreased and turkey permits increased for the spring 2004 season.
		Prolonged drought is taking its toll on javelina and the hunt permit levels recommended by Arizona Game and Fish Department biologists mirror that trend.
		The department is recommending the commission reduce general javelina season permits by 600 this year, reduce archery season permits by 200 and reduce handgun, archery and muzzleloader season permits by 500.
	www.outdoorcentral.com /mc/pr/03/08/05e2.asp (300 words)

	The Javelina...A One of a Kind Mascot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Texas A&M-Kingsville athletic mascot is the javelina, and the school is the only college or university in the nation with this mascot.
		The word javelina (pronounced hah-vuh-lee-nah, with the accent on the third syllable) is the Spanish name for the peccary, a species of wild hog indigenous of the New World and ranging from Texas to Pantagonia.
		When attacked, they boldly face their enemy and begin crowding in on him with a short, driving rush and with their jaws snapping with the suddenness of steel traps, and the animal is in a sorrowful plight that fails to keep his carcass out of range of their knife-like teeth.
	www.javelinaathletics.com /javelina/javelina.html (545 words)

	Javelina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		There is an abundance of Javelina on this ranch.
		The state has no closed season but does limit you to two Javelina in possession in a calendar year.
		A second Javelina may be taken on this or any other hunt for a "Trophy Fee" of $150.00 each.
	www.quartercircle7.com /javelina.htm (151 words)

	Backpacker Magazine - Dana Design Javelina
		I used the Javelina on more than a dozen trips in the New England backcountry last year, in conditions ranging from hot summer nights to chilly rain.
		I spent the bulk of this time repositioning the stakes and fiddling with the height of the poles in order to get the right amount of tension (my 49-inch trekking poles needed to be extended about 1.5 inches beyond the "stop" mark).
		The elbowroom in the Javelina is spacious for one person (and can fit two close friends if needed).
	www.backpacker.com /gear/article/0,1023,3965,00.html (589 words)

	Javelina
		No, javelinas are not ferocious wild pigs who spend their time attacking hapless residents.
		Javelina enjoy dining on succulent plants; prickly pear cactus is one of their favorites.
		Their noisy inattentiveness while engrossed in eating, makes it fairly easy for a person to approach a herd quite closely from the downwind side.
	www.scenicdrive.org /cgjavelin.htm (328 words)

	System Center-Palo Alto - w w w . t a m u k . e d u (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Javelina Hotline permits students to register, check student account status, check financial aid status, receive grades, check admission status, request information on admission and financial aid to be mailed or verify that it has been mailed all by phone.
		Students will use their birthday as their initial PIN while they are in the process of applying for admission and financial aid in the mm/dd/yy format (six digits, for example 081280 for August 12, 1980).
		To use the Javelina Hotline to register by telephone, all holds must be cleared.
	tamuk.edu /sanantonio/registration/javelinahotlineinstructions.shtml (695 words)

	Calling Javelina
		Using a predator call exploits the Javelina's propensity to counter attack predators and come to the aid wounded or distressed herd mates.
		Some Javelina may have stayed "frozen" unsure of the exact nature or cause of the alarm, while other Javelina may initially only run 50 -75 yards, then stop and freeze to determine the source of danger.
		Although you don't see Javelina, if you hear the telltale faint "woof" sound, then they are in close enough vicinity to respond to a call.
	www.hunting-trail.com /The_Campfire_Articles/Calling_Javelina/calling_javelina.html (769 words)

	Arizona Guided Javelina Hunts: Javelina Hunting Outfitters & Guides - small wild hogs or boar
		Javelina can be one of the most enjoyable specimens to hunt in Arizona.
		Javelina have poor eyesight, which enables hunters to approach within close distances.
		Our success rate on collared peccary (javelina) is 90% for fully-guided rifle hunts and is very high for archery, muzzleloader and handgun.
	www.arizonahunting.net /javelina.htm (648 words)

	Javelina Jeaven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		There is a lot less pressure on the javelina and you get a chance to sharpen your hunting skills.
		He was making his stalk on a javelina about 75 yards ahead of him on the end of a ridge.
		Hunting javelina in the brush with a bow was not what I had in mind for today.
	home.earthlink.net /~hwsportsman/Jeaven.html (2069 words)

	Hog Hunting Texas - South Texas Hog & Javelina Hunts
		Methods of hunting wild hogs and javelina include spot and stalk, safari-style and still hunting over corn feeders and baited ranch roads.
		Javelina may be taken as an extra for a fee on this hunt.
		For those hunters who are more interested in hunting javelina and not wild hogs, we have a hunt just for you.
	www.huntinfo.com /hht (638 words)

	Javelina Springs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In addition to welcoming guests for dinner, Javelina Springs serves hearty sandwiches, salads and burgers for lunch.
		Javelina Springs also offers a take-out menu featuring its popular fried chicken and a wide variety of regular menu entrees.
		Dining at Javelina Springs is more than just going out to eat; it’s a memorable dining experience that keeps our guests coming back.
	www.azeats.com /JavelinaSprings (187 words)

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