Hop to It – When pups are first learning how to hunt, grasshoppers and other insects are very important in the learning process. By stalking and pouncing on elusive grasshoppers the pups are able to hone their technique. a b Dixon, Roland B. (January 1910). "Shasta Myths". The Journal of American Folklore. 23 (87): 8–37. doi: 10.2307/534320. ISSN 0021-8715. JSTOR 534320. Boreal forests of Alaska, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, northern British Columbia, and northern Alberta [63] a b Anderson, T. M.; Vonholdt, B. M.; Candille, S. I.; Musiani, M.; Greco, C.; Stahler, D. R.; Smith, D. W.; Padhukasahasram, B.; Randi, E.; Leonard, J. A.; Bustamante, C. D.; Ostrander, E. A.; Tang, H.; Wayne, R. K.; Barsh, G. S. (2009). "Molecular and Evolutionary History of Melanism in North American Gray Wolves". Science. 323 (5919): 1339–1343. Bibcode: 2009Sci...323.1339A. doi: 10.1126/science.1165448. ISSN 1095-9203. OCLC 34298537. PMC 2903542. PMID 19197024.

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Coyotes are members of the canine (dog) family. Although it resembles a wolf in many ways, these two are completely different species. It begins with Coyote's grandson being sent by his mother to go see Coyote and before the grandson leaves he is explicitly told not to enter a cave that lies between his mother's house and Coyote's house. However, after the grandson had traveled for some time it began to get dark and rain began to fall. Deciding to disobey his mother's instruction, the grandson spends the night and the subsequent morning in the cave.Sharing the Land with Wolves" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2015 . Retrieved June 29, 2016.

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C. latrans and C. aureus are closely related to C. edwardii, a species that appeared earliest spanning the mid- Blancan ( late Pliocene) to the close of the Irvingtonian (late Pleistocene), and coyote remains indistinguishable from C.latrans were contemporaneous with C. edwardii in North America. [45] Johnston describes C. lepophagus as having a more slender skull and skeleton than the modern coyote. [46] Ronald Nowak found that the early populations had small, delicate, narrowly proportioned skulls that resemble small coyotes and appear to be ancestral to C.latrans. [47] Coyotes have very few animals by way of predators, so the coyote population in most places is thriving.In the wild, coyotes live on average up to 14 years before dying of old age. In captivity, good care and plentiful food extend this up to 20 years. Coyote fur is still sought by trappers throughout its range, with harvest levels depending upon fur prices, local and state regulations, and traditional uses and practices. Many states and provinces consider Coyotes a furbearing species with varying regulations on method of take, bag limit, and seasons. Some furs are also sold internationally (e.g. to Russia and China). Conservation Actions Information a b Meachen, J. A.; Janowicz, A. C.; Avery, J. E.; Sadleir, R. W. (2014). "Ecological Changes in Coyotes ( Canis latrans) in Response to the Ice Age Megafaunal Extinctions". PLOS ONE. 9 (12): e116041. Bibcode: 2014PLoSO...9k6041M. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116041. PMC 4281224. PMID 25551387.

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Merriam, C.H. (1904). "A new coyote from southern Mexico". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 17: 157. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. But there’s much more to know about this wonderfully adapted animal. So below we have a host of interesting facts about coyotes that you may have never heard before. Similar to C. l. latrans and C. l. lestes, but smaller, darker, more brightly colored; it has larger ears and smaller skull and teeth. [62] Geographic variation in coyotes is not great, though taken as a whole, the eastern subspecies ( C. l. thamnos and C. l. frustor) are large, dark-colored animals, with a gradual paling in color and reduction in size westward and northward ( C. l. texensis, C. l. latrans, C. l. lestes, and C. l. incolatus), a brightening of 'ochraceous' tones – deep orange or brown – towards the Pacific coast ( C. l. ochropus, C. l. umpquensis), a reduction in size in Aridoamerica ( C. l. microdon, C. l. mearnsi) and a general trend towards dark reddish colors and short muzzles in Mexican and Central American populations. [61] SubspeciesHybridization [ edit ] Melanistic coyotes owe their color to a mutation that first arose in domestic dogs. [73]