Javelinas: Collared Peccaries of the Southwest

by Jane Manaster

Book Overview

A natural history of this pig-like animal--the only peccary species native to the United States--which is as much a part of the Southwestern landscape as the roadrunner, armadillo, and horned lizard The javelina, or collared peccary, is the only peccary species native to the United States and is as much a part of the Southwestern landscape as the roadrunner, armadillo, and horned lizard. Its name is likely derived from the Spanish word for javelin,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896725774
• ISBN13: 9780896725775
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.9"