WHY DID THE COYOTE LOOK LIKE IT WAS BARKING, WHEN IT WASN'T?
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 at first jumped when I began to bark, but then continued to bark. Another coyote also began to bark, but I could not tell what direction the barking came from. Don't know how many coyotes there were. 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.
Why did it appear to bark when it made no audible sound? Was it communicating at a frequency that humans can't hear?
**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.
My pet "Hermione" aka Hermy is a coyote that I've had since she was 6 wks old she is now almost 3 & is the alpha to my gigantic Staffordshire Pitbull "FatGyrl". She is not only beautiful but she's also hypo-allergenic..
swtp1966 4 months ago
yah- and i heard gypsys do that too... c'mon...
oakfox1981 2 years ago
I have a blank-screen vid song of a coyote eating a squirrel!!
youtube. com/watch?v=Z1fWJl_vVSw
AnalogVocoder1 3 years ago
Coyotes are varmints, are a very challenging hunt as well. They are known in the Southwest to come into your backyard and kill your pets. Although coyotes rarely attack adults, coyotes are known to attack children and attempt to carry them away.
NickEMT 3 years ago
Beautifull animals!
DeZzErX 3 years ago
wow interesting man good footage
kyleterra 3 years ago