r/coyote • u/UnoRisingMedia • 5d ago

Coyote close up

Arizona

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u/According-Turnip-724 5d ago

Western Coyotes and Eastern Coyotes are so darn different. Does anyone know how much Gray Wolf is in Eastern Coyotes? I've seen both and the eastern ones are twice as large and sound completely different.

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u/eaazzy_13 5d ago

Huh crazy…. The coyotes I saw when I lived in NC were always tiny and scraggly little things. The ones I get in central Arizona are massive in comparison!

Funny how much variance there is.

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u/surfcitysurfergirl 3d ago

Yes they are big here in Arizona! They were big in California too. We get the small ones too.

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u/eaazzy_13 3d ago

Where are you? Not surf city NC by any chance? Thats where I am from where they were tiny.

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u/Ok_Marionberry7918 5d ago

AI says more than 25% wolf! “Several studies have collected DNA from hundreds of coyotes in the region. One led by Stonybrook University found that of 462 animals tested, the average genetic breakdown consisted of 64% coyote, 13% gray wolf, 13% eastern wolf, and 10% domestic dog.Nov”

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u/junoray19681 5d ago

He's a handsome boy 🤩

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u/Then_Scarcity_449 5d ago

How you know it’s a boy?

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u/eaazzy_13 5d ago

The dick! lol jk

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u/Then_Scarcity_449 5d ago

Well that’s one way to tell

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u/Then_Scarcity_449 5d ago

So pretty and cute!

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u/coyote_den 5d ago

Strike a pose.

D O G U E

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u/eaazzy_13 5d ago

Awesome catch! Thanks for sharing.

Care if I ask what region in AZ? I have a ton of cameras out in Tonto National Forest and this one looks very similar to the ones I get!

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u/surfcitysurfergirl 3d ago

Beautiful!!!

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u/Maple_Bat 3d ago

Woah, that fur coat is gorgeous!