Quick Facts
Interesting Facts
Quick Facts
1. Coyote is also referred to as American Jackal.
2. Coyote has two other names.
Prairie wolf, The brush wolf
3. Coyote mainly found in North America, Center America and Mexico.
4. Coyote male weigh around 8 to 24kg (18 to 44 lbs).
5. Coyote females weigh around 7 to 18 kg (15 to 40 lb).
6. Northern coyote is bigger than southern Mexican coyote.
7. Northern coyote average weigh is 18 kg and southern coyote is around 11.5 kg.
8. Length of coyote is average around 1.0 to 1.35m (3.3 ft to 4.5 ft).
9. Female coyote is smaller than male coyote.
10. Coyote Ears are larger than gray wolf.
11. Newly born coyote's pub weigh around 200 to 500g.
12. They are completely dependent on milk for around 15 days.
13. Coyote's pub open their eyes after 10 days.
14. Pub starts to walk on 20 days, and They start to run after the age of 6 weeks.
15. They start to eat solid food after 15 days.
16. At the age of 6 to 7 weeks they have fully functional milk teeth.
17. Coyote hunt in pairs and groups to kill a large prey.
18. Coyote sometimes urinate on their food. To claim ownership of it.
19. They can walk around 5 to 16km per day.
20. They can also, But not far enough.
21. They are carnivorous. Their 90% of diet is meat.
22. Coyote also eat rattlesnakes for food.
23. Coyote needs to eat or require 600g food daily and 260kg annually.
24. Coyote's main enemies are gray wolf and cougars.
25. Coyote's attack on humans are rarely course serious injury.
26. Coyote can run at the speed of 55 kmph.
27. Female give births to 4 to 7 pups in one time.
28. Their territories range is from 10 to 40 square km.
29. Females carries her pups in womb for 2 months after giving birth.
30. Coyote can reach their sexual maturity in their first year.
31. Coyote communicate others with barks, howls, growls.
32. They can leap on 13 feet on air while running.
33. Coyote's scientific name is Canis latrans.
Interesting Facts
1. Coyote can live up to 21 years in captivity but in wild they can only live for 6 to 7 years.
2. USA agents routinely poison, trap, kill about 90,000 coyotes each year to protect livestocks.
3. Coyote species is least concern. Despite hunted and killed every year.
4. In Wild, the most common diseases they die from is rabies and manges.
5. They also eat fruits like blackberries, blueberries, peaches, pears, apples, peanuts, watermelons, and carrots.
6. When hunting in groups they can take down big mammals weighing up 100 to 200kg.
7. They
mainly eat white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose, elk, bighorn sheep,
pronghorn, rabbits, hares, rodents, birds, lizards, snakes, turtles and
tortoises, fish, crustaceans, and insects.
8. Largest coyote ever found was male which was nearly 1.5m (4.11ft) from nose to tail weigh around 34kg.
What do coyote eats ?
Coyotes
main prey are white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose, elk, bighorn sheep,
pronghorn, rabbits, hares, rodents, birds, lizards, snakes, turtles and
tortoises, fish, crustaceans, and insects. They also eat fruits like
blackberries, blueberries, peaches, pears, apples, peanuts, watermelons,
and carrots.
Are coyote dangerous ?
They are not dangerous to humans. Coyotes attacks does not give serious injuries.
Why do Coyote howls ?
Coyotes howls to communicate with other coyotes and animals.
How big are coyotes ?
Length of coyote is average around 1.0 to 1.35m (3.3 ft to 4.5 ft). Males coyotes are bigger than females coyotes.
Do coyotes travels in pack ?
Coyotes usually travel in packs in wild than urban areas.
How much coyotes weigh ?
Coyote
male weigh around 8 to 24kg (18 to 44 lbs), females weigh around 7 to
18 kg (15 to 40 lb). Northern coyote is bigger and heavier than southern
coyote.
Northern coyote's average weight is 18 kg. Southern coyotes everage weight is 11.5 kg.
How long coyotes live ?
Their lifespan longer in captive and is around 21 years. Bit they live less wild for like only 6 to 7 years.
Are coyotes endangered ?
No
they are not endangered species. They usually get sexually mature on
the first year. Despite getting killed or hunted by Hunters they are not
endangered.
How coyotes hunt ?
Unlike Gray wolves, Coyotes attack from front. They attack on prey's neck to suffocate them.
When do coyotes pup leave the den ?
When
they get 8 to 9 months old they leave their den. Sometimes females stay
in family for more than a year to help the feeding smaller pups.
What to do if coyote reaches you ?
Try
not get closer to them is first thing you need to do. Although they are
not dangerous animals for human but their bite is quite powerful.
How big is coyote compare to dog ?
Coyotes gets bigger as same as mission size dog. But their tails are longer than dogs.
How many pups coyote females gives birth in one time ?
Female coyote gives birth to 4 to 7 pups in single time. Both parents take care of their pups for around 6 to 7 months.
How fast coyote can run ?
They
can run at the speed of 55 km per hour. And they can leap 13 feet long
jump while running. It's the same speed as horse racing.
