Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History

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a b "Stseptekwle – Stories of the Secwepemc". Archived from the original on 19 November 2004 . Retrieved 13 February 2016. The NHL team in Arizona is named the Arizona Coyotes to pay tribute to the large population of coyotes in the region.

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Hennessy, C. A.; Dubach, J.; Gehrt, S. D. (2012). "Long-term pair bonding and genetic evidence for monogamy among urban coyotes ( Canis latrans)". Journal of Mammalogy. 93 (3): 732–742. doi: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-184.1. ISSN 1545-1542. OCLC 39098574. The name coyote directly comes from an indigenous word that means barking dog”. For anyone who has heard the howl of a coyote at night, it sounds similar to a dog. But coyotes have around 11 or 12 amazing different vocalizations. The coyote is listed as least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, due to its wide distribution and abundance throughout North America. The species is versatile, able to adapt to and expand into environments modified by humans; urban coyotes are common in many cities. The coyote was sighted in eastern Panama (across the Panama Canal from their home range) for the first time in 2013. a b Nelson, E.W. (1932). "Remarks on coyotes, with description of a new subspecies from Salvador". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 45: 223–225. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014 . Retrieved September 7, 2014.

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It can take months for a pair to bond and socialize before mating occurs. Coyotes are monogamous, and will mate for life, but will choose another mate if their partner dies. The pair will establish a territory and dig a den for the pups to be born in. Holes of large mammals, like badgers and skunks, are frequently excavated for this purpose. Since they’re similar to foxes in that they have a reputation as a pest, they do help in urban problematic populations of urban rodents. A 2017 genetic study proposes that coyotes were originally not found in the area of the eastern United States. From the 1890s, dense forests were transformed into agricultural land and wolf control implemented on a large scale, leaving a niche for coyotes to disperse into. There were two major dispersals from two populations of genetically distinct coyotes. The first major dispersal to the northeast came in the early 20th century from those coyotes living in the northern Great Plains. These came to New England via the northern Great Lakes region and southern Canada, and to Pennsylvania via the southern Great Lakes region, meeting together in the 1940s in New York and Pennsylvania. [169] These canines can be found throughout Alaska, Canada, North America, and Central America. They have an extremely wide range, and have thrived since the removal of wolves from most areas. Within their range, 19 different subspecies have been identified based on geographical region. Diet of the Coyote

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C. latrans and C. aureus are closely related to C. edwardii, a species that appeared earliest spanning the mid- Blancan ( late Pliocene) to the close of the Irvingtonian (late Pleistocene), and coyote remains indistinguishable from C.latrans were contemporaneous with C. edwardii in North America. [45] Johnston describes C. lepophagus as having a more slender skull and skeleton than the modern coyote. [46] Ronald Nowak found that the early populations had small, delicate, narrowly proportioned skulls that resemble small coyotes and appear to be ancestral to C.latrans. [47] a b Sapir, Edward & Dixon, Roland B (1910). Yana Texts together with Yana Myths. University of California. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) Geographic variation in coyotes is not great, though taken as a whole, the eastern subspecies ( C. l. thamnos and C. l. frustor) are large, dark-colored animals, with a gradual paling in color and reduction in size westward and northward ( C. l. texensis, C. l. latrans, C. l. lestes, and C. l. incolatus), a brightening of 'ochraceous' tones – deep orange or brown – towards the Pacific coast ( C. l. ochropus, C. l. umpquensis), a reduction in size in Aridoamerica ( C. l. microdon, C. l. mearnsi) and a general trend towards dark reddish colors and short muzzles in Mexican and Central American populations. [61] Subspecies

In a zoological setting, these canines require care that is similar to domestic dogs and wolves. They should have plenty of space to roam, and lots of opportunity to socialize. Coyotes can certainly swim. The amazing swimming skills of coyotes have resulted in them easily moving around to other islands and were, therefore, able to populate many islands. So, their swimming skills have allowed coyotes to colonize islands. 8. Coyote rare population

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Especially in Canada, if you just call this animal “Ky-aot” then you’re more of a western Canadian. Whereas if you rhyme coyote with a “Wile.E” then you’re most likely to be from Ontario. 10. The meaning of the coyote Coyote plays a prominent role in many stories in the Diné ( Navajo) mythos; see Coyote (Navajo mythology). Coyotes were occasionally eaten by trappers and mountain men during the western expansion. Coyotes sometimes featured in the feasts of the Plains Indians, and coyote pups were eaten by the indigenous people of San Gabriel, California. The taste of coyote meat has been likened to that of the wolf and is more tender than pork when boiled. Coyote fat, when taken in the fall, has been used on occasion to grease leather or eaten as a spread. [208] Tameability [ edit ]

You write that coyotes were “the victims of a crusade … that surpassed any other in terms of the range of killing techniques and cruelty.” Give us some of the gruesome details.

a b Clavijero, Francisco Javier; Cullen, Charles (1817). The history of Mexico: Collected from Spanish and Mexican historians, from manuscripts and ancient paintings of the Indians: together with the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards: illustrated by engravings with critical dissertations on the land, the animals, and inhabitants of Mexico. Vol.1. Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson. p.57. OCLC 13601464. a b c Dayley, J. P. (1989). Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Dictionary. University of California Press. p.436. ISBN 978-0-520-09754-4. OCLC 489876664. Coyotes are primarily carnivores, but will feed on fruits, berries, and seeds, if the opportunity arises. They are generalists, which means that they can and will consume many different types of prey. Some commonly observed kills include rabbits, bison, rodents, deer, sheep, frogs, snakes, insects, lizards, fish, and crustaceans. Elliot, Michael (December 2003). "Coyote Comes to the Norton: Indigenous Oral Narrative and American Literary History". American Literature. 75 (4): 723–749. doi: 10.1215/00029831-75-4-723. S2CID 162303256. He also appears in a legend of the White Mountain Apache, "Coyote fights a lump of pitch" (a variant of the Tar-Baby theme), and in similar legends of the Zapotec and Popoluca of Mexico. [ citation needed]



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