![]() I simply don't understand this Luddite attitude, especially from a scientist. Dinosaurs had their shot, and nature selected them for extinction. This isn't some species that was obliterated by deforestation, or the building of a dam. If I was to create a flock of condors on this island, you wouldn't have anything to say. Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should.Ĭondors. Our scientists have done things which nobody's ever done before. I don't think you're giving us our due credit. You stood on the shoulders of geniuses to accomplish something as fast as you could, and before you even knew what you had, you patented it, and packaged it, and slapped it on a plastic lunchbox, and now You didn't earn the knowledge for yourselves, so you don't take any responsibility for it. You read what others had done and you took the next step. Um, I'll tell you the problem with the scientific power that you're using here, it didn't require any discipline to attain it. It's hardly appropriate to start hurling generalizations. I want to hear every viewpoint, I really do.ĭon't you see the danger, John, inherent in what you're doing here? Genetic power is the most awesome force the planet's ever seen, but you wield it like a kid that's found his dad's gun. Now, wait a second now, we haven't even seen the park. Malcolm, but I think things are a little bit different then you and I had feared. The young are often called "reds" due to the red color of their hair.Gee, the lack of humility before nature that's being displayed here, uh. Adult females can give birth at anytime of the year.There are many other differences most having to do with differences in physical anatomy. They look similar, but pigs are from the "Old World" and peccary are "New World" animals. They will rub their scent on rocks and tree stumps to mark their territory, as well as rubbing the scent on each other to help with identification. Javelina have a scent gland on the top of their rump covered by long hairs.Javelina stand about 2 feet tall and can weigh between 35 and 55 pounds. Javelina in a zoological setting have been known to live over 20 years old. In the wild, javelina live to be about 10 years old although some live longer. They have been know to rest in the shade under mobile homes, causing damage to the structure as they push their way in. In the heat of the day javelina will rest in the shade of a mesquite tree or under rocky outcroppings. ![]() The main predators of Javelina are mountain lions, humans, coyotes, bobcats and jaguars. However, if the opportunity presents itself, they will also eat lizards, dead birds and rodents. They eat a variety of native plant foods such as agave, mesquite beans, and prickly pear, as well as roots, tubers, and other green vegetation. Javelina are doing well and are not currently listed as threatened. They can be found in the deserts of southwest Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, southward through Mexico and Central America and into northern Argentina. Javelina live in desert washes, saguaro and palo verde forests, oak woodlands, and grasslands with mixed shrubs and cacti. They communicate with their own family group and other groups using sounds and smells. Each group defends a territory which includes their sleeping and feeding areas. The average group size is 10 or less, but a few herds have known to number up to 53 animals. One major adaptation for survival is the fact that javelina live in large family groups. Hear a variety of Javelina sounds Adaptations
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