Wildlife Notes by Chuck Fergus
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Foxes might kill kittens and puppies. They won’t attack grown cats or dogs.
Coyotes will eat dogs and maybe cats. Like Foxes Coyotes run fast and long. I don’t let my cat out at night.
“A “coywolf” is the nickname given to eastern coyotes, a hybrid of wolves and coyotes that also contain a fair share of genes from domestic dogs. This remarkable canid mutt has enjoyed a population boom over the past century and can now be found in plains, parks, and back alleys across much of eastern North America.
Known to scientists as eastern coyotes, there’s some heated disagreement about whether they can be considered a separate species. However, it is evident that this hybrid animal has some clear differences from both common coyotes (aka western coyotes), not to mention wolves and dogs.
For this article, we'll be referring to eastern coyotes as coywolves, although bear in mind that some scientists really don't like that term (more on that later).
What does a coywolf look like?”
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Coywolf: Hybrid Eastern Coyotes Are Taking Over Parts Of North America
It's been described as "an exciting new type of coyote in the midst of an amazing evolutionary transition."
April 10, 2024
Tom Hale
Senior Journalist
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