A book of photographs by Richard Trible
Javelinas decided that underneath my trailer in the desert would be a great place to have babies. In a 2 year period, I documented their appearences. They came and went as they pleased. This is the result. Primarily a photo book, a bunch of words snuck in to help document their exploits. See javelinas as you've never seen them before.
This book is a photographic study as well as observations about javelinas that visit my home. I have had frequent encounters with these interesting creatures.
"As a member of the IUCN Peccary Specialist group and long-term researcher of peccaries, I found Richard Trible’s book fascinating. Richard made incredible observations of javelinas from his own home in the desert, obtained beautiful pictures, and used a keen sense of curiosity and wonder to reveal this species' interesting and peculiar behaviors. Richard uses a casual and at times funny tone to describe his observations. Any animal lover will appreciate this book, and many will become javelina lovers."
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Mariana Altrichter
Environmental Studies Faculty
Prescott College
IUCN Peccary Specialist Group
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Javelinas can be very dangerous. A cursory preview of my book might suggest that it OK to get close to them. People get seriously injured when 1) they're with a dog, or 2) you encounter one who has been hand fed. Generally, they are not aggresive but one should never take any wild animal for granted.
Some day, I intend to have videos for purchase
The book and more
Javelinas to read about Javelinas to wear Javelinas to stare at you while you eat your breakfast.
Javelina photographs
Yep, I got 'em
Go to my photography website (external link) and check out my javelina photos
My first camera
Javelina facts
Javelinas, also known as collared peccaries, are an even toed ungulate mammal. They are one of 3 living species of peccary. They have a white collar, hence the name Collard Peccary. They are not pigs, though that's their closest relative. Javelinas can be found in the deserts of southwest Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, southward through Mexico and Central America and into northern Argentina. Javelina inhabits deserts, areas covered with shrubs and cacti, woodlands, grasslands and tropical rainforests.
Javelinas are omnivores They eat a variety of native plant foods such as agave, mesquite beans, and prickly pear, as well as roots, tubers, and other green vegetation. They also occasionally consume lizards, rodents and dead birds. Natural enemies of javelinas are coyotes, bobcats, jaguars, mountain lions, and humans
Javelinas are able to mate all year round. Pregnancy in females lasts 145 days and ends with 1 to 4 babies (usually 2 to 3). Babies are also known as "reds" because of their red coats. Females reach sexual maturity at the age of 8 to 14 months, males at the age of 11 months.
