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Post by Blitz on Dec 19, 2009 10:18:06 GMT -5
~Size~ HEIGHT: 12-20 in. LENGTH: Head and body (32-37 in.) Tail Length: 10-13 in. WEIGHT: 20-50 lbs. ~Breeding~ MATURITY: Females breed at one year. MATING: Mates Jan.-Feb. Will cross with the domestic dog. GESTATION: 60-63 days. # OF YOUNG : 5-10 pups. ~Life Style~ HABIT: Chiefly nocturnal, but has been spotted roaming in the daytime. DIET: Will eat almost any animal or vegetable. Mostly small rodents and rabbits. LIFESPAN: 18 years in captivity. ~Scientific Name~ FAMILY: Classified as "Canis latrans". ~General Information~ In the wild, the coyote lives in the open plains of the west and brushy areas of the East. This opportunistic eater has adapted to man and his farmland. The coyote is very unpopular with farmers who think of him as a livestock eater. However, coyotes mainly eat rodents, rabbits and small animals. They will only hunt large animals, such as a deer, in groups of two or more. The coyote is the best runner of the canids (dog family: wolves, dogs) reaching speeds of 25 to 30 mph, even 40 mph over short distances, and leaping up to 14 feet in a single bound. The coyote is the symbol of the American west with his night howls, barks and wails. Info found here: www.bearcountryusa.com/animals/animal_info.php?id=8
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