53 photos that prove javelinas are the cuties of the desert
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A baby javelina hangs out with their mom in Ruth Russell’s backyard on July 23, 2019.
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Baby Javelina with mom
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Javelinas walking through backyard
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3 of a dozen javelinas sighted across from our house this morning at 7AM
Smile for the camera!
Javelina in our arroyo-"hamming it up"!
Javelina in Benson
In my parents backyard looking for food.
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Facebook reader Javelinda Doughty Kneifel posted this javelina photo.
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Facebook reader Mark Sadler posted this javelina family photo.
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Facebook reader John Smith posted this Javelina photo.
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Facebook reader Santanya Santa Cruz posted a photo of this poolside javelina.
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Curtis J Kaufman posted this nighttime javelina photo. He wrote, "Had to build a three foot high planter to keep them out of the flowers and vegetables."
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Facebook reader Javelinda Doughty Kneifel posted a photo of javelinas snuggling.
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Facebook reader Rick Beck posted this photo of javelinas frolicking in Green Valley.
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Facebook reader Javelinda Doughty Kneifel posted this javelina photo.
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Facebook reader Javelinda Doughty Kneifel posted this javelina photo.
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Facebook reader Javelinda Doughty Kneifel posted this family photo. She wrote, "It's fascinating watching the families in the wash. From behind a brick wall."
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Facebook reader Eunice Gregory-Richard posted this photo taken just outside her back door. "One night they were fighting right by my back door and even bumping up against the door. Scared me to death LOL"
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Facebook reader Javelinda Doughty Kneifel posted photo. She wrote, "Don't worry, there was a high and sturdy brick wall between us! Big yawn!"
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Facebook reader John Puertas posted this photo of street-crossing javelinas.
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Facebook reader Javelinda Doughty Kneifel posted this photo of a javelina with "pretty eyelashes."
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Facebook reader Mark Sadler posted this photo of a javelina rooting through a bag.
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Facebook reader Tré Navarrette posted this photo of thirsty javelinas who turned on the hose for a drink.
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Facebook reader Marsha Conner McGaughy used a zoom lens to take this heard photo.
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Facebook reader John Smith posted this sleeping baby javelina photo.
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Facebook reader Robbi Justice captured this encounter between a dog and javelina. "Glad there's a fence there!"
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Facebook reader Odette Lee Solberg posted this photo by Steve Maushardt. She wrote, "This photo was taken by Steve Maushardt when I first moved away from Tucson and I was ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ick! RIP Steve!"
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Facebook reader Kelley Peters posted a photo of these nighttime visitors.
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Facebook reader SJ Schmidt posted this javelina photo. He wrote, "One of those bad boys near Canyon Ranch."
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Facebook reader Patricia Canady posted this family javelina photo.
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Kelley Peters took this photo on the way home from the gym in Rancho Sahuarita.
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Facebook reader Harold Ebner posted a photo of the three javelinas.
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Facebook reader Marlene Leer posted a photo of a herd of javelinas.
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Melissa Shafer spotted this mom-and-child team while taking her baby to daycare one morning.
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Facebook reader Sandy Shiloh posted a photo of a javelina waking up from a nap.
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Facebook reader Veronica Ayala posted this late-night javelina photo. She wrote, "When my son was a month old, they were up for a midnight feeding also."
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Facebook reader Santanya Santa Cruz posted a photo of this twosome.
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Facebook reader Art Aldama posted a photo of javelinas caught in the act.
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Facebook reader Doris Doug Evans posted this javelina photo taken in her yard on Tucson's west side.
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Facebook reader Kathy Erickson posted this javelina yard sale photo.
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Facebook reader Bea Herron posted this yawning javelina photo.
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Linda Wallace-Gray took this photo at her home in the Tucson Mountains. "This female javelina had twins although only one is in this picture. If you look closely this baby was just born as it still has its cord. She is a very attentive and caring mother. The herd comes by regularly and are very fun to watch." Submitted by Linda Wallace-Gray. Send us your javelina photos to eds@tucson.com, or post it to the Star's Facebook page at
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Helen Horton took this photo of javelina and their babies from her backyard (in The Preserve in Dove Mountain) looking into the desert. Send us your javelina photos to eds@tucson.com, or post it to the Star's Facebook page at
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A cute one of 5 Javelina hanging out in the bushes near the riparian area in Tohono Chul Park Wednesday June 26, 2013, in Tucson, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥. There were 3 adults and 2 baby's. Photo by Benjie Sanders/ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Daily Star. Send us your javelina photos to eds@tucson.com, or post it to the Star's Facebook page at
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A Javelina asking "what's this?" A herd of Javelina trying to keep warm under a large palo verde tree. Photo by John and Sandy Rees. Send us your javelina photos to eds@tucson.com, or post it to the Star's Facebook page at
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This family of javelinas came to visit on the back patio of a residence on E. Stillwater Drive in Tucson, after one of their "family members" discovered the pleasantries of the property earlier that afternoon. Photo courtesy of Meitie Wilson. Send us your javelina photos to eds@tucson.com, or post it to the Star's Facebook page at
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Mama javelina and her two babies in a wash after a rain near her home. 2007. Photo Joyce Williams. Send us your javelina photos to eds@tucson.com, or post it to the Star's Facebook page at
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Taken by Emily Sherman on June 20, 2008 near Saguaro National Park, East, of Javelina piglings feeding with their mother. Send us your javelina photos to eds@tucson.com, or post it to the Star's Facebook page at
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I took this in my front yard today. I think it's a great reminder that javelinas are still wild animals and should be given plenty of space. I took this through my kitchen window. Send us your javelina photos to eds@tucson.com, or post it to the Star's Facebook page at
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It may look like these three javelina are playing soccer with a pumpkin snatched from a neighborhood porch, but having fresh pumpkins on the porch can be dangerous to wildlife, pets and people. Send us your javelina photos to eds@tucson.com, or post it to the Star's Facebook page at
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