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Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson
© W.P. Armstrong 17 February 2013


Mtn Lion = Cougar = Puma: Puma (Felis) concolor


Collared Peccary = Javelina: Tayassu (Pecari) tajacu

Javelinas rub together to transfer their family scent. They have poor vision, but recognize each other by smell.


Tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris).

Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox).

Spiny Tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura hemilopha)

Fishing spider (Dolomedes sp.)