Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History

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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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a b Pitkin, H. (1985). Wintu Dictionary. University of California Press. pp.65, 573. ISBN 978-0-520-09613-4. OCLC 12313411. a b c Berry., Judson, Katharine. Myths and legends of California and the Old Southwest. ISBN 978-1153643757. OCLC 606221450. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) A Maidu myth says that as the Creator was fashioning various creatures out of clay, Coyote tried to do the same. However, as he kept laughing, his efforts did not turn out well. The Creator supposed that if he stopped laughing, he might do better. Coyote denied laughing - thus telling the world's first lie. [16] a b c Meachen, J. A.; Samuels, J. X. (2012). "Evolution in coyotes ( Canis latrans) in response to the megafaunal extinctions". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109 (11): 4191–6. Bibcode: 2012PNAS..109.4191M. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1113788109. ISSN 1091-6490. OCLC 475396714. PMC 3306717. PMID 22371581.

They are still hunted to this day, and around half a million are killed each year. But because more coyote litter survive, the numbers did not decline. In fact, since then, numbers have increased, and now there’s an average of 3 coyotes per square kilometer in the U.S.

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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. Despite their bad rep, the species as a whole is not threatened by human activity at this time. Unfortunately, they are still vilified and hated by many. Learn why these creatures are interesting and useful below! 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. In this post, we’re going to provide the very best facts about Coyotes, from meanings to behaviors and more. The copulatory tie can last 5–45 minutes. [85] A female entering estrus attracts males by scent marking [86] and howling with increasing frequency. [24] A single female in heat can attract up to seven reproductive males, which can follow her for as long as a month. Although some squabbling may occur among the males, once the female has selected a mate and copulates, the rejected males do not intervene, and move on once they detect other estrous females. [23] Unlike the wolf, which has been known to practice both monogamous and bigamous matings, [87] the coyote is strictly monogamous, even in areas with high coyote densities and abundant food. [88]In the group of people that work as coyotes there are two important subgroups that have been categorized, the interior and exterior coyotes. Both groups work to get migrants illegally into the United States, however, they do it in different ways and will take different types of people. Which group a migrant uses (if they do choose to use a coyote and don't go alone or with their own group), depends on many factors such as if they are familiar with what they need to do to get into the U.S. along with what connections they have to both people in the U.S. and with prospective coyotes. These two broad groups are called Interior and Exterior Coyotes. The oldest fossils that fall within the range of the modern coyote date to 0.74–0.85 Ma (million years) in Hamilton Cave, West Virginia; 0.73 Ma in Irvington, California; 0.35–0.48 Ma in Porcupine Cave, Colorado, and in Cumberland Cave, Pennsylvania. [49] Modern coyotes arose 1,000 years after the Quaternary extinction event. [50] Compared to their modern Holocene counterparts, Pleistocene coyotes ( C. l. orcutti) were larger and more robust, likely in response to larger competitors and prey. [50] Pleistocene coyotes were likely more specialized carnivores than their descendants, as their teeth were more adapted to shearing meat, showing fewer grinding surfaces suited for processing vegetation. [51] Their reduction in size occurred within 1,000 years of the Quaternary extinction event, when their large prey died out. [50] Furthermore, Pleistocene coyotes were unable to exploit the big-game hunting niche left vacant after the extinction of the dire wolf ( Aenocyon dirus), as it was rapidly filled by gray wolves, which likely actively killed off the large coyotes, with natural selection favoring the modern gracile morph. [51] DNA evidence [ edit ] A skeleton of a Pleistocene coyote ( C. l. orcutti)

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The species is not included on the CITES Appendices, and there is no legal protection of the species. Restrictions on harvest and method of harvest depend upon state or provincial regulations. 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] Carry On, Without Carrion – Just like vultures, coyotes help to dispatch the carcasses of animals that have died. Carrion, or dead creatures, can harbor and spread disease when left to rot. Scavengers are important in the prevention of disease outbreak, and coyotes are no exception. Hybridization [ edit ] Melanistic coyotes owe their color to a mutation that first arose in domestic dogs. [73]

Curtis, E. S. (1928). The Chipewyan. The western woods Cree. The Sarsi. The North American Indian. Vol.18. Classic Books Company. p.201. ISBN 978-0-7426-9818-5. 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]