They are not pigs - the Absolutely Arizona story behind javelina

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Pat Parris takes an in-depth look at some facts about a species that's synonymous with Sonoran Desert wildlife--and that's Absolutely Arizona.

[@zmaria739]

i love javelinas theyre so cute 🥰

[@bluracer766]

Ouch - cute? My friend's friend was riding his horse in New Mexico and he had one run under his horse and it gutted the horse.

[@zmaria739]

@@bluracer766 oh no 😢 where i live there's a heard of about 15 of them and I always see the little babies and I just love them but I've seen those teeth and I don't wanna get close. I love them from a distance lol

[@irisbrown7267]

I was in North Scottsdale and this one was behind me. I turned around cuz I heard noises. I screamed, he squealed, we both ran away😂😂😂

[@HalfShelli]

The closed-captioner just totally gave up here.

[@Insomniac_Hart]

its being attacked by a javelina

[@BC-kx5zb]

They are called Peccary or Javelina and they are not pigs. They are "pig like" but not a true pig.

[@quailshootr6389]

They are pigs,,, science is not always correct. Remember, "science" also tells us we humans are evolving "ape ancestors" which is absolute nonsense.

[@CoolGobyFish]

but they related to pigs.

[@Steve-ws1tg]

They eat shrubs. Good to know. Probably good eaten

[@pamparker4047]

I loved it❤❤❤

[@Perich29]

I've seen these creature around our parked trucks at night.

[@TheCooklynChannel]

Are they delicious tho??

[@BroadwayRonMexico]

Not really. They're really lean and unpleasantly gamey.

[@TheCooklynChannel]

Good to know

[@Trend_Kill]

Incorrect. If you cook it right, it tastes really good like pork. Might depend on the individual javelina though.

[@lesliegaskill650]

Rats

[@kevinmajorca]

"But is it tasty?" - Naked Snake 😂

[@spaceace1006]

They are Porcine!! That means Pig!! It's like saying that a Leopard isn't a Cat!!!

[@violetblythe6912]

porcine only means "pig like". It's not an official term for classification, just a descriptor. Genetically they are not closely related to pigs, despite the appearance. Calling them a pig would be like calling a fossa or genet a cat, if that makes more sense. Fossa and genets are cat-like but they aren't cats.

[@spaceace1006]

Fossa & Genets aren't Feline!! Javies look like pigs, act like pigs, breed like pigs and sting like pigs!!

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

Javelina are in the genus Dicotyles and the family Tayassuidae AKA not closely related to pigs, just because they kind of look like one, doesn't mean they are. That's like saying Chimpanzees ARE humans.

[@user-fu9vj9ix3g]

If it looks like a pig, sqeals like a pig, grunts like a pig, breeds like a pig, eats like a pig (omnivores), and is mean as a pig - it's a pig. Member of the suina sub order. From which we get the call: "Soooeeeee! Heeeeer, pig pig pig pig!"

[@quailshootr6389]

They are pigs for sure. Science is not always correct.

[@tjrsv4rideforchrist173]

They’re just not genetically at all. They’re like deer, sheep, goats genetically.

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

That logic is actually pretty stupid. Javelinas LITERALLY are not pigs, ALL PIGS belong to the Sus genus and the family Suidae and more importantly ONLY exist on the African and Asian continents. Javelina are in the genus Dicotyles and the family Tayassuidae. Perhaps you've heard of convergent evolution? Animals in completely different areas of the world who are completely unrelated to each other but occupy the same niche end up looking the same or displaying the same behavior.

[@paulkrempel8642]

Dont show this to ted nugent their wont be any left 😂

[@brandonverdugo5720]

They should be considered vermin like coyotes bobcats and rabbits

[@user-ug2hk3go6i]

Why vermin for any animal you list?

[@Kidrodeo1000]

if theyre native animals to the area then theyre not vermin. the only vermin on the north american continent are humans and that includes first nations people (who originated from Asia) as well as Europeans, Africans and modern Asians and animals which those people brought with them from overseas.

[@tjrsv4rideforchrist173]

A bobcat isn’t vermin, they’re a threatened species that doesn’t harm anything besides possibly your chickens if not enclosed safely.

[@tjrsv4rideforchrist173]

And rabbits are vermin? Are you listing animals that might eat your chickens or your vegetable garden? We don’t own the outdoors, anything that wants to eat our veggies isn’t vermin. I’d say humans are the detrimental species to this planet.

[@zmaria739]

they're not vermin! they help the desert eco system ❤️