Canis latrans

03/14/2019

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Badgers and coyotes sometimes hunt together!

03/12/2019

Many people think of coyotes as pests and scavengers but the truth is they are more like nature’s vacuum cleaners. Watch this video!

Many people think of coyotes as pests and scavengers but the truth is they are more like nature’s vacuum cleaners. In an area known as Bosque Del Apache in N...

03/11/2019

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03/08/2019

Coyotes maintain monogamy through long-term pair bonding, a term meaning an animal stays with the same mate for more than one breeding season, and sometimes for many. A male coyote, for his part, practices diligent mate guarding -- keeping other males away from the female.

03/07/2019

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03/06/2019

When they thought it was a dog 😂

03/05/2019

The scientific name for coyote is canis latrans, which translates to "barking dog" in Latin. The name Coyote came from Mexican Spanish and was derived from the Nahuatl word for coyotl.

03/04/2019

Although they are classified as carnivores, their food habits are quite omnivorous. They will eat anything they find. They hunt rabbits, rodents, birds, fish, frogs, and even deer. They also happily dine on insects, snakes, fruit, grass, and carrion.

03/02/2019

The average lifespan of a coyote in the wild is six to eight years, while coyotes in captivity can live twice as long. In places where coyotes are the top predator, humans are usually their greatest threat. In rural areas, a major cause of death is hunting or trapping, while in urban areas it is usually automobiles.

03/01/2019

The coyote, Canis latrans, is a canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf.

02/15/2019

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