![]() ![]() They can dig their own burrow, enlarge another creature's abandoned burrow, or use a natural rock crevasse. ![]() Both parents raise the pups.Ĭoyotes prepare a den for their puppies. They mate from February to April and produce a litter of 1 to 9 pups in April to May. Mated Coyote pairs often remain monogamous for years, and sometimes for life. Cats and small dogs unattended outside, especially after dark, are at risk when coyotes are present. However, a small pet is seen as just another prey animal by the coyote. Although at times they will hunt a very young deer or a very weak adult animal, coyotes do not usually hunt white-tailed deer. They eat smaller animals such as rodents, rabbits, birds, frogs and insects, and will also eat carrion, fruit or from human garbage. They will hunt solo or in coordination with a few partners. They are active year round and most commonly are out and about at dawn and dusk.Ĭoyotes are carnivores, but are also opportunistic feeders. They share residential areas with humans. They have adapted to many habitats and are found in woods, brushy regions and on the plains in the central US. This is believed to perhaps be a reason that eastern coyotes are larger than those found in the west.Ĭoyotes now range throughout the entire continental US, along the southern edge of Canada and up through western Canada into Alaska. Genetic evidence indicates that coyotes found in the east have interbred with Canadian gray wolves. Their eyes are yellow, and they weigh 20 to 50 lbs. Their legs are long and their muzzle is pointed. They have a bushy tail 12 to 15 inches long with a black tip. Coyotes have a grizzled coat of tan, grey, or brown fur with some black mixed in, usually with lighter fur underneath. They have moved into Connecticut over the last century and are now common here. Coyotes are native to the western plains of the US and have expanded eastwards. ![]()
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