A deer that rescue crews spent Friday morning pulling from a Waltham reservoir has been put down.
A deer that rescue crews spent Friday morning pulling from a Waltham reservoir has been put down.
CAVE CREEK, Ariz. -
A Cave Creek woman received a shock Saturday morning when she looked outside and saw a javelina herd near her home.
No barking, no growling -- just sniffing. It doesn't seem like your typical javelina-dog encounter.
"He was very curious, definitely he's never seen javelinas before..it's pretty interesting," said Sarah Price.
Price was taking video of the javelina outside her home's fence near Tatum and Via Dona around 9 a.m. when her 1½-year-old chihuahua mix, Bentley, came barreling through the open door.
"He was watching them for sure," she said.
Dogs and coyotes are natural predators of javelina -- they can hurt or even kill each other.
"I was kind of worried because they were so close from the fence..hopefully they don't start fighting or anything," said Price.
According to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, javelina tend to come closer to homes for food, water or shelter.
Not only is the wash near the home something that the javelina tend to follow, but the landscape is a virtual buffet for them. They tend to like cactus or any other plants that drop fruit or nuts.
"We've had them here many times, just never that close," said Price. "I haven't seen them up at the fence like that."
AZGFD says mountain lions and bobcats prey on javelina. Just last week, the Prices took a photograph of a bobcat staring back through their fence.
From now on, the rule at the Price household is their three chihuahuas and one cat will not go outside alone.
"Hopefully, he doesn't get too comfy with them because they're not always going to be that friendly," said Sarah.
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Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested Thursday for allegedly smoking marijuana in the lobby of her Midtown Manhattan building, police said. The troubled celebrity is also accused of throwing her "drug paraphernalia"
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New Jersey officials have seized inventory and demanded records from 29 bars and restaurants, nearly half of them TGI Fridays, that they say sold low-quality liquor to patrons who thought they were buying premium brands.
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An Edison, N.J., police officer was arrested and accused of setting fire to the home of a police captain in his department, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
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Former Rep. Anthony Weiner launched his campaign for mayor of New York City this week, but his website seems to indicate he is running for office in Pittsburgh. The stylized and colorized image used in
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President Barack Obama plans to give the Jersey Shore a boost with a post-Memorial Day visit to showcase recovery efforts in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
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Heavy downpours sparked flash flooding across the tristate area on Thursday. The National Weather Service issued numerous weather alerts for many counties in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
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The Bronx Zoo has unveiled its animatronics dinosaur exhibit. The exhibit, called Dinosaur Safari, is something different from the zoo, which is better known for its exhibits of living animals. The ride
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