15 Facts About Coyote

Coyote is a species of canine native to North America.

Coyote is listed as least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, due to its wide distribution and abundance throughout North America.

Coyote is a prominent character in Native American folklore, mainly in Aridoamerica, usually depicted as a trickster that alternately assumes the form of an actual coyote or a man.

Coyote is typically smaller than the gray wolf, but has longer ears and a relatively larger braincase, as well as a thinner frame, face, and muzzle.

Coyote has been described as "the most vocal of all [wild] North American mammals".

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Coyote is ecologically the North American equivalent of the Eurasian golden jackal.

Coyote feeds on a variety of different produce, including blackberries, blueberries, peaches, pears, apples, prickly pears, chapotes, persimmons, peanuts, watermelons, cantaloupes, and carrots.

Zuni lore has Coyote bringing winter into the world by stealing light from the kachinas.

The Navajo Coyote brings death into the world, explaining that without death, too many people would exist, thus no room to plant corn.

Coyote is sometimes depicted as a womanizer, responsible for bringing war into the world by seducing Xochiquetzal, the goddess of love.

Coyote tracks tend to be more oval-shaped and compact than those of domestic dogs, and their claw marks are less prominent and the tracks tend to follow a straight line more closely than those of dogs.

Coyote kills can be distinguished from wolf kills by less damage to the underlying tissues in the former.

Coyote hunting is one of the most common forms of predator hunting that humans partake in.

Coyote pelts were of significant economic importance during the early 1950s, ranging in price from $5 to $25 per pelt, depending on locality.

Coyote fur is sometimes dyed black as imitation silver fox.