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Thursday, November 28, 2024
They're definitely concerned about that ultra big creature.
It looks like us ... Kinda moves like us ... But it doesn't smell like us, and it doesn't sound like us. OMG it's a Super-Yote and it doesn't seem to like us! Run, Bob, Run!!
We had a large number of fox around here until the coyotes found out how much they liked to eat fox. Haven't heard a fox, haven't seen a fox, and haven't smelled a fox in several years [they have a skunk odor only a bit milder but still nasty]. Coyotes and wolves have co-existed forever but I wonder why we need to re-introduce wolves though the Game and Parks here in Nebraska deny that we have any. Of course they denied we had mountain lions too until the picture of one was taken in Omaha.
I wonder if how the coyotes feel in this image, is somewhat akin to how a bunch of lazy federal civil servants are feeling, with the news about DOGE coming real soon ? Asking for a friend.
The eastern coyote is ⅝ western coyote, 2/8 wolf, and ⅛ large dog. When I was a boy living in rural northeastern MA in the 50's they were called coydogs. Never saw one. Have lived in north central rural OH for 40 years. We hear them, but see them. Our foxes have disappeared, too.
There's a guy at tOSU that studies urban coyotes. Says there are 2,000 living in downtown Chicago.
Incorrect: Coyotes are literally native to America. An animal can't be "native" and "invasive" at the same time. Coyotes are a native species of North America and are part of the wild dog family.
They may be native, but they are a major PITA to farmers and ranchers and they may "coexist" with wolves, but it's anything but peaceful. Wolves are extremely territorial. I have no first-hand experience with either although we have coyotes here in central Pa. They are responsible for killing hundreds of whitetail fawn here and should be eradicated whenever found, IMHO.
And BTW, Timberwolf DNA has been found in Eastern coyotes. The "hybrid" is substantially larger than a standard coyote with far less fear of humans and a much higher predation rate. They literally have become invasive here in the east and an extreme pest.
It looks like us ... Kinda moves like us ... But it doesn't smell like us, and it doesn't sound like us. OMG it's a Super-Yote and it doesn't seem to like us! Run, Bob, Run!!
ReplyDeleteWe had a large number of fox around here until the coyotes found out how much they liked to eat fox. Haven't heard a fox, haven't seen a fox, and haven't smelled a fox in several years [they have a skunk odor only a bit milder but still nasty]. Coyotes and wolves have co-existed forever but I wonder why we need to re-introduce wolves though the Game and Parks here in Nebraska deny that we have any. Of course they denied we had mountain lions too until the picture of one was taken in Omaha.
ReplyDeleteThey co-exist, but wolves eat coyotes every chance they get.
DeleteAnd coyotes eat coyotes every chance they get.
DeleteThis is perhaps where the expression "It's a dog-eat-dog world" originated.
3s comes to mind.
ReplyDeleteWorks on predators of all stripe
DeleteI wonder if how the coyotes feel in this image, is somewhat akin to how a bunch of lazy federal civil servants are feeling, with the news about DOGE coming real soon ? Asking for a friend.
ReplyDeleteThe eastern coyote is ⅝ western coyote, 2/8 wolf, and ⅛ large dog. When I was a boy living in rural northeastern MA in the 50's they were called coydogs. Never saw one. Have lived in north central rural OH for 40 years. We hear them, but see them. Our foxes have disappeared, too.
ReplyDeleteThere's a guy at tOSU that studies urban coyotes. Says there are 2,000 living in downtown Chicago.
I thought coyotes were everywhere & not necessary invasive ... It depended on the resources available.
ReplyDeleteIncorrect: Coyotes are literally native to America. An animal can't be "native" and "invasive" at the same time. Coyotes are a native species of North America and are part of the wild dog family.
ReplyDeleteThey may be native, but they are a major PITA to farmers and ranchers and they may "coexist" with wolves, but it's anything but peaceful. Wolves are extremely territorial. I have no first-hand experience with either although we have coyotes here in central Pa. They are responsible for killing hundreds of whitetail fawn here and should be eradicated whenever found, IMHO.
ReplyDeleteAsk Idaho how that works. They nearly eradicated coyotes and created a catastrophic population boom of jackrabbits.
DeleteAnd BTW, Timberwolf DNA has been found in Eastern coyotes. The "hybrid" is substantially larger than a standard coyote with far less fear of humans and a much higher predation rate. They literally have become invasive here in the east and an extreme pest.
ReplyDelete