Coyote Images, Facts and Information:
Canis latrans
- Coyotes are canids native to North America and are smaller than their close relative the gray wolf. Wolves and Coyotes can interbreed resulting in hybrids that are called “Coywolves”.
- Young Coyotes are called pups
- Coyotes are also known as Prairie Wolf and Song Dog
- Coyotes eat rodents, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates, and will take larger ungulates and lagomorphs. They will also eat some fruit and vegetable matter.
- Coyotes are very vocal which is why they earned their “Song Dog” nickname.
- The historical range of coyotes was much smaller than it is presently, the expansion of their range is thought to be because of wolf and cougar extermination. Coyotes are very adaptive and can even be found in large metropolitan areas.
- Coyotes can attack and kill pets so it is best to keep cats indoors and small dogs on leashes when they are in the area.
- Coyotes are thought to be pests by ranchers, sheepherders and others and because they are considered pests they are slaughtered by the thousands yearly which messes up the balance of nature and the slaughter goes against science.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Coyote photos.
Coyote giving me a direct stare
Title: Coyote giving me a direct stare
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/5/2014
Coyote on the shore of the Great Salt Lake
Title: Coyote on the shore of the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/5/2014
A Coyote licking its chops
Title: A Coyote licking its chops
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/5/2014
Coyote with a vole in its teeth
Title: Coyote with a vole in its teeth
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/5/2014
Coyote hunting on the snow covered lake bed
Title: Coyote hunting on the snow covered lake bed
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/5/2014
Coyote about to pounce on a vole
Title: Coyote about to pounce on a vole
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/5/2014
Coyote dropping a vole
Title: Coyote dropping a vole
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/5/2014
Young Coyote on the move
Title: Young Coyote on the move
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 8/29/2013
Young Coyote snapping at a deer fly
Title: Young Coyote snapping at a deer fly
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 8/29/2013
Yawning young Coyote
Title: Yawning young Coyote
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/29/2013
The young Coyote sniffing a boulder
Title: The young Coyote sniffing a boulder
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/29/2013
A Coyote from the younger generation
Title: A Coyote from the younger generation
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/29/2013
Young Coyote and its pale eyes
Title: Young Coyote and its pale eyes
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/29/2013
A young Coyote on the edge of the Great Salt Lake
Title: A young Coyote on the edge of the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/29/2013
An older Coyote walking the Antelope Island Causeway
Title: An older Coyote walking the Antelope Island Causeway
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/29/2013
Curious young Coyote
Title: Curious young Coyote
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 8/29/2013
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Title: Num num num
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/11/2013
Coyote portrait in low light from the causeway
Title: Coyote portrait in low light from the causeway
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/11/2013
Coyote with the egg in its mouth
Title: Coyote with the egg in its mouth
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/30/2013
Coyote at a second nest
Title: Coyote at a second nest
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/30/2013