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 on an Antelope Island hilltop
Title: Coyote on an Antelope Island hilltop
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/12/2012
Coyote on a hilltop
Title: Coyote on a hilltop
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/12/2012
The Coyote and the Deer Fly
Title: The Coyote and the Deer Fly
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 8/27/2012
Early morning Coyote resting on a rock
Title: Early morning Coyote resting on a rock
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/27/2012
Coyote pup in prairie grasses
Title: Coyote pup in prairie grasses
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/12/2012
Coyote pup in a grassy prairie
Title: Coyote pup in a grassy prairie
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/12/2012
Close up of Coyote pup
Title: Close up of Coyote pup
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/12/2012
Coyote crunching down on a Vole
Title: Coyote crunching down on a Vole
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2012
Nursing Female Coyote
Title: Nursing Female Coyote
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2012
Female Coyote near Frary Peak Trailhead
Title: Female Coyote near Frary Peak Trailhead
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2012
Scruffy Coyote just waking up
Title: Scruffy Coyote just waking up
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2012
Coyote looking for prey on Antelope Island SP
Title: Coyote looking for prey on Antelope Island SP
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 3/11/2012
Coyote running along a road
Title: Coyote running along a road
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/23/2012
Are you looking at me?
Title: Are you looking at me?
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/1/2012
Three feet off of the ground
Title: Three feet off of the ground
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/1/2012
Coyote running the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake
Title: Coyote running the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/1/2012
Coyote running along the shore in winter
Title: Coyote running along the shore in winter
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/1/2012
A Coyote in a hurry!
Title: A Coyote in a hurry!
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/1/2012
Coyote running on the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake
Title: Coyote running on the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/1/2012
Coyote braking to turn around
Title: Coyote braking to turn around
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/1/2012