COYOTE-COMMUNICATING WITH WILD. I BARK, THEY BARK BACK

Coyotes were first visible in a hay field, hunting for rodents. One ran away from me and another ran in front of me to another field. This one ran back and forth in a field in front of me for a while. It then began to look as if it were barking, but I heard nothing and the camera did not pick up sounds.

After a while, I could hear it barking and I began to answer it. It looked at me and continued to bark. Another coyote also began to bark, but I could not tell what direction the barking came from. Then the one in front of me began to howl. Because it was dark and I didn't know the location of any coyote except the one I was photographing, I decided to leave.

Coyotes can run at speeds up to 43 mph and can jump over 4 meters. It runs with its tail down. Some coyotes found in the east can weight over 100 lbs (see http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:WN3D-Pm0RMAJ:icwdm.org/wildlife/coyotes....). Comments and videos show these monster coyotes, e.g., "Coyote attack." Coyotes rarely attack humans. The coyote is very vocal with a number of sounds including barks, yips, whines, growls, and howls.

The coyote (Canis latrans) is also called the prairie wolf. It is a mammal belonging to the order carnivora and related to the domestic dog. They range from Panama through Canada. The name coyote came from Mexican Spanish. The Latin name means barking dog. Nineteen subspecies exist. Its fur is grayish-brown to yellowish-brown and can be black or white. It has a long bushy tail.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Coyote
• talk
• communicate
• wild
• pack
• bark
• howl
• interact
• hunt
• run
• concealed
• circle
• around

[PwnerSonic]

Where did this take place IrenaScott?

[IrenaScott]

Central Ohio. These coyotes hadn't been around people much.

[chrisandjeanine]

Aww! Their leetle bark! its sooo cute!

[janmarbol]

that's awesome