Coyotes

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 Have you ever you wondered what was the sound that broke the silence in the night? Possibly a howl, the thought of this creature in the woods in your back yard could bring a chill to your spine. This is the Coyote. These wild dogs are unique and different from other animals. Many people fear these creatures from movies, stories, legends,and myths ect, But they are just simply trying to survive in the big world. These dogs can sometimes be mistaken to be a wolf because the way they look, act, and stand like a wolf.

Before you start learning about the coyote's characteristics, you will learn about the characteristics of its kingdom. So when you start learning about the coyote, you will know what to expect from it. This organism belongs to the //Kingdom Animalia,// which consists of organisms that are complex, multicellular (the organism has more than one cell), eukaryotic (have one or more nuclei or holders of DNA in their cells), that lack cell walls (rigid structure on the outside of a cell), and can move around and interact with their environment. Some examples of animals are gorillas, sea cucumbers, sharks, turtles, humans, crocodiles, frogs, and panthers. They eat other organisms to survive. Animals can be omnivorous (eats plants and other animals), herbivorous (eats plants), or carnivorous (eats animals). In the case of the coyote, it is omnivorous. Now that you know about the coyote’s kingdom, you can learn about the coyote itself.   Before you start learning about the coyote's characteristics, you will learn about the characteristics of its kingdom. So when you start learning about the coyote, you will know what to expect from it. This organism belongs to the //Kingdom Animalia,// which consists of organisms that are complex, multicellular (the organism has more than one cell), eukaryotic (have one or more nuclei or holders of DNA in their cells), that lack cell walls (rigid structure on the outside of a cell), and can move around and interact with their environment. Some examples of animals are gorillas, sea cucumbers, sharks, turtles, humans, crocodiles, frogs, and panthers. They eat other organisms to survive. Animals can be omnivorous (eats plants and other animals), herbivorous (eats plants), or carnivorous (eats animals). In the case of the coyote, it is omnivorous. Now that you know about the coyote’s kingdom, you can learn about the coyote itself. //Canis// //latrans//       <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> belongs to kingdom Animalia. It is also a mammal and a canine. The coyote lives through Alaska, all the way to Central America, so you can see already that this mammal is very widespread. It can be found in forests, farms, and woodlands (I know, seeing the image of a coyote regularly howling on a large rock disproven can cause you to break into tears). The coyote’s appearance can range from a yellowish gray to a grayish brown, and a whitish underbelly. Its tail is bottle shaped, with a black tip. <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond Premr Pro','serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> It has a very long tail that is half its body length and looks like a bottle with a back tip. Coyotes are larger than foxes but smaller than a gray wolf. One way to tell them apart from the gray wolf is their howl. While wolves have one howl, coyotes have a couple. Their howls can range from a normal howl to a scream or high pitch bark.

<span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">The coyote can eat many things in its omnivorous diet, including snakes, birds (not including the roadrunner), apples, sasparilla, and leaves of balsam fir trees. <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Their diet also consists of small rodents and other mammal, their packs can even guzzle down a deer. They also eat wild berries and some veggies, so they have a very healthy diet. Therefore coyotes are omnivores. <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">I <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> t does not form packs as often as wolves, but coyotes can hunt as a family. They like to stay around and hunt big herds of deer or <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">elk. Unfortunately, humans are trying to kill this amazing animal because the coyote sometimes hunts farm animals. On the other hand, the coyote’s hunting habits are protecting them from harm because they are led into national parks for food. When they mate after a 2 to 3 month long courtship, they usually stay together for several years, and have pups during that time. They usually have about 6 pups that are born blind, but after 6 to 9 months, the male pups leave the den. In conclusion, I would like to say, "please do not kill coyotes because even though they can kill farm organisms, they play a special role in this world in which we are all trying to survive in. So please, when you see a coyote, do not shoot or kill it, but let it live. Please!        <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Garamond Premr Pro','serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Tyler, Alexandra, Brian, and Torin Period 4