Coyote Quick Facts:
| Color: |
mostly
gray fur with lighter legs and belly |
| Length: |
28
to 38 inches long plus 11 to 16 inch long tail |
| Weight: |
25
to 35 pounds |
| Description: |
looks
like a large thin dog, large pointy ears, long legs and long
bushy tail |
| Young: |
usually
2 to 6, up to 12, called "pups" |
| Food: |
*omnivore*
that eats rodents including ground squirrels, small mammals
like rabbits, sometimes deer, insects, and saguaro fruits
and mesquite beans |
| Predators: |
mountain
lions, wolves
humans: to protect livestock |
| Home: |
called
a den |
| Active: |
nocturnal |
Even More Interesting Facts:
| Swimmer: |
good
swimmer, can catch fish, frogs, crawfish |
| Enemies: |
100,000
killed each year by humans |
| Range: |
has
expanded its range to include most of the United States, Canada,
and Mexico |
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