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What does a javelina eat?

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Prickly pear cactus. They also eat grubs, worms, insect larvae, insects, toads, lizards, snakes, turtle eggs, bird eggs, and carrion. But prickly pear cactus is their main food. They're omnivores.

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Javelinas eat seeds, nuts, roots, grasses and other plants, but they will scavenge meat and sometimes eat small animals.

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Yes javelinas are omnivore although it is better for them to eat vegetables for their diet they can still eat like a pig...(snakes, prickly pear cactus,bread...)

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Javelinas look like pigs and are closely related to them. Yes, they can be eaten.

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Coyotes are a predator of javelina.

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Omnivore

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