Wild Pigs

MissMia · Jul 26, 2008

Actually Javalina are collared peccaries and not pigs. We still call them piggies! :lol:

This is right behind my house at sunset tonight. There were a heard of 23 in the wash.

Thanks for looking!

icassell · Jul 26, 2008

I've lived here for 9 years and have only seen them once. Your first pic is really neat ... I like the little guy peaking out from under mommy.

flygning · Jul 26, 2008

Eek-- those critters are mean! I've never seen them in such big numbers before. I've only seen them in pairs, or worse, a mama and her babies.

I love the picture of the little guy. He looks so fuzzy...almost... cuddly.

MissMia · Jul 26, 2008

icassell said:
I've lived here for 9 years and have only seen them once. Your first pic is really neat ... I like the little guy peaking out from under mommy.

Thanks! I was lucky to get the photos at all.

flygning said:
Eek-- those critters are mean! I've never seen them in such big numbers before. I've only seen them in pairs, or worse, a mama and her babies.

I love the picture of the little guy. He looks so fuzzy...almost... cuddly.

The babies are very cuddly and they make the cutest little grunting noises! I'd really want one if they stayed that size.

This group roams the neighborhood quite a bit. We've hand fed them carrots in the driveway before.

abraxas · Jul 26, 2008

Very nice. Really cool shots!

CowboysDaughter · Jul 26, 2008

Cool shots!
Where we lived in Texas we had TONS of the fellas, they are pests!
Daddy caught a spotted one at one time, and we had it for a while but I wasn't allowed to pet it.
For obvious reasons.
:lol:

We also had a baby wild pig, which is an entirely different thing.
We named him Wilbur. Then we ate him.

Antarctican · Jul 26, 2008

MissMia said:
Actually Javalina are collared peccaries and not pigs. We still call them piggies! This is right behind my house at sunset tonight. There were a heard of 23 in the wash.

Awwww, I really like that first one too, with the babies by their momma. I've seen peccaries in the zoo, but never knew from what part of the world they came.

CowboysDaughter said:
Cool shots!
We also had a baby wild pig, which is an entirely different thing.
We named him Wilbur. Then we ate him.

:shock:

The way you worded that makes me giggle

photocat · Jul 26, 2008

i like the second one especially. i like how they are all spread out.

very bazaar pigs to be in your "backyard" too! the most i get in my backyard are dogs that got loose from the neighbor's house or a rabbit or two... lol

btw - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

toofpaste · Jul 26, 2008

I want to eat them.

flygning · Jul 26, 2008

Ooh, happy birthday!

Dmitri · Jul 26, 2008

hah cute little piggies. Who said they're dangerous?

And I agree with Flygning - Happy Birthday

icassell · Jul 26, 2008

... sings a rousing chorus of "Happy Birthday MissMia" and rummages around in the "Kitchen Utensils" thread to get the stuff to bake a cake ...

MissMia · Jul 27, 2008

abraxas said:
Very nice. Really cool shots!

Thanks A!

CowboysDaughter said:
Cool shots!
Where we lived in Texas we had TONS of the fellas, they are pests!
Daddy caught a spotted one at one time, and we had it for a while but I wasn't allowed to pet it.
For obvious reasons.

We also had a baby wild pig, which is an entirely different thing.
We named him Wilbur. Then we ate him.

I feel bad for Wilbur! :mrgreen:

Antarctican said:
Awwww, I really like that first one too, with the babies by their momma. I've seen peccaries in the zoo, but never knew from what part of the world they came.

I love the babies! I always want to keep one when I see them. They are like part puppy and part deer.

photocat said:
i like the second one especially. i like how they are all spread out.

very bazaar pigs to be in your "backyard" too! the most i get in my backyard are dogs that got loose from the neighbor's house or a rabbit or two... lol

btw - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Thanks cat! We have lots of critters in our yard. There is natural preserve land around the houses, so we get all kinds of things here.

toofpaste said:
I want to eat them.

I hear they are yummy, but I couldn't bring myself to try it now.

flygning said:
Ooh, happy birthday!

Thanks V!

Dmitri said:
hah cute little piggies. Who said they're dangerous?

And I agree with Flygning - Happy Birthday

Thanks Dmitri!

icassell said:
... sings a rousing chorus of "Happy Birthday MissMia" and rummages around in the "Kitchen Utensils" thread to get the stuff to bake a cake ...

Thanks! I'll expect to see a cake on the 9th! :mrgreen:

(Just kidding! Please don't bring one!!!!!)