Coyotes of
By Chloe
http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/coyote.htm
Have you ever heard the howling of coyotes in the
middle of the night? My report is about
coyotes. In this report you will find
out about how they look, what they eat, how they protect themselves or attack,
motion, how they are raised, and other interesting facts.
Coyotes are sometimes brown and gray with some black on the tail. They have long, yellowish legs, yellow eyes,
and ears that stick up. The coyotes’
ears are wide and pointed. Older coyotes
weigh 20-40 pounds.
Coyotes eat seeds, fruit, insects, bunnies, squirrels,
woodchucks, chipmunks, mice. Coyotes are
omnivores. This means that the coyote
eats other animals and plants.
How does this animal defend itself? Coyotes have sharp teeth so when it has an
enemy it picks its enemy up with its teeth.
It picks up its prey with the teeth too.
Coyotes protect themselves by camouflaging behind trees. The coyote watches and has a warning that
danger is coming. When it senses
danger, it freezes in its tracks. Every
sense is focused on one spot.
Predators are grizzly and black bears, mountain lions, and wolves. When coyotes hunt for food, they hunt in
packs.
Coyotes move fast. They
run really fast to catch their enemy.
They even walk sometimes.
Coyotes raise their pups in underground dens. These are wide-mouth tunnels with resting
areas. About five pups are in a
litter. Pups usually leave the pack when
they are six months old.
There are other interesting facts. The coyote pairs for life. That means it has a mate and stay with the
mate for its whole life. They will have
up to nineteen young during their lives.
The coyote track looks like a dog track or a fox track. I think that it is interesting that coyotes
live in so many places. They live in the
western hemisphere, from the Pacific to the Atlantic Oceans. Now that their pelts are so valuable, man is
the major predator. The next time you
are in a large grassy area with woods at the edges, try to find a coyote. It won’t be easy to see, but it could be
standing right there.
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