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javelina
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javelina: see peccary peccary , small wild pig, genus Tayassu, the only pig native to the Americas. Although similar in appearance to Old World pigs, peccaries are classified in a family of their own because of anatomical differences.
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to the piglike javelina that smells like stinky socks, each animal has its own gross habits or aspects for a reason--for example, javelinas use their musky odor to help keep the herd grouped together.
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Unlike pigs, javelinas are never very big--a monster might weigh 60 pounds, live.
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That means one expansive enclosure set aside for coyotes, another for javelinas (also known as collared peccaries).
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