Imagine a brutally tough, very hairy creature with sharp tusks that could scare even a cougar. It’s a social animal that travels single-file through thick desert brush in groups called squadrons. If ...

On Nov. 24, Joey Shumaker of Corpus Christi encountered one downtown and initially mistook it for a pig. A recent transplant from Minnesota, he was showing his visiting son around when they saw the ...

SEVEN CANYONS, Ariz. — Growling, clacking teeth, the rumble of hooves – as night falls at one of the United States’ most scenic golf clubs, sinister noises reverberate off the red-rock canyon walls.

A javelina tried to bust through a pet door at an Arizona home, but it didn’t get very far. The pig-like animal backed out with the dog door frame stuck around its body. The creature attempted to ...

Earlier this month, a 58-year-old dog walker was treated for a broken leg after being blindsided and charged by a javelina in Tucson. The Tucson resident was treated and released, but this attack is ...

Which causes more damage—feral pigs or javelinas? Discover the surprising truth behind these wild animals and how they impact ...

MIDLAND, Texas — Whitney Winn and her husband were taking their daughter to school Thursday morning around 8:30 a.m., when she looked out her car window and noticed two javelinas in someone's front ...

A 68-year-old woman was bitten on the leg by a javelina in Arizona as it fought with her dogs, state wildlife officials are reporting. The woman, who was bitten on the shin, was treated at hospital ...