By Associated Press - Monday, August 17, 2020

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A Tucson woman is recovering after being bitten by a javelina, authorities said.

Arizona Game and Fish Department officials said the 29-year-old woman was walking her dog late Sunday night in the Catalina Foothills when she saw six javelina.

One of the javelina charged the unidentified woman and bit one of her thighs, leaving her with a 6-inch gash.

She was treated at a hospital and given a rabies vaccine as a precaution.

Game and Fish officials said javelina don’t see well, but they have a strong sense of smell. And when javelinas smell a dog, they interpret it as a coyote and react instinctively.

They said the Tucson area typically sees about two or three injuries from javelina every year.

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