Andrea Zuill’s Blog

In New Mexico and Texas lives an animal known as a Javelina, or Collard Peccary.  These animals thrive in the desert.  These tough animals can eat prickly pear cactus, spines and all.  Also, they are not pigs.  I know this because I thought they where some type of wild pig, but was told that even though they look like pigs, sound like pigs, have feet like pigs, and if eaten, taste like a pig, still, they are not pigs.  They may be more closely related to a bear or possibly a racoon.  So, me and my husband started calling them pig-lizards.  Those of you who have seen the movie Galaxy Quest will know what a pig-lizard is.

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Both of these images are limited edition prints.

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