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 lizardThe 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, referring to the animal s sharp tusks.Javelinas are mentioned in documents dating back to the seventeenth century, when their range was somewhat...