that has
the pack-hunting instinct of wolves and the fearlessness of coyotes.
Posted on 08/15/2009 11:21:28 AM PDT by jazusamo
Coywolf Ping!
This guy calls himself a scientist? This is as much evolution as a Mule is.
No, I am not a creationist, just someone who knows science when he sees it and this aint it.
Too true.
Yep, it’s just cross breeding.
de-evolute ‘em
“evolution in action”, yes because they are the same species. Species often intermingle...done with prize dogs all the time.
Your not looking at a mountain lion and a wolf evolving...
“We’re seeing “evolution in action,” says Trent University geneticist Bradley White.
More likely some good ole boy foolin with mother nature.
You may well be right. Wolf/dog hybrids are the result of man fooling around with mother nature.
This is an extremely dangerous animal and should be destroyed immediately.
Wolves have a great degree of raw intelligence and pack coordination to conduct elaborate hunting operations. They are intellectually on the same par as a five year old child. But they go to great lengths to avoid human contact.
Coyotes have a different order of intelligence, entirely. They are expert tacticians, and will plan and execute schemes which they will fearlessly use against humans. They will even pretend to be friendly and have no problem operating in suburban or even urban areas.
These two mixed together would likely defeat an equal number of large fighting dogs, and an armed adult human would have to be very careful to avoid any area with concealment, lest they be attacked by several animals from several directions at once. It is likely that they would even take the human’s weapon into account in their strategy.
Any area where these animals are sighted should be placed off limits for foot travel until they can be eliminated.
Odd looking animal, think wolves are prettier but am not keen on running up the numbers of them, can do without coyotes.
They'll be attacking people next starting with the young and weak. Oh heck, they'll just attack whatever they're in a mood to attack like bears do.
I don’t doubt they’re a threat to man. This is the first I’ve read of them and am going to do some further looking.
Dude, unknot your panties. It's a dog. Yes, they can be dangerous, but you (apparently by being on the internet) are self-defined as a human as the Ace #1 Killer on the planet. Kill them. Eat them. Do not fear them.
Hell, humans keep carnivores for pets, almost exclusively. We're the bad-asses on this globe.
/johnny
I live in Mountain Top Pa. Last winter I was cross country skiing in a snow storm late one night and was tracked by a group of these critters. Guy who works for me trapped one and it weighed 65 pounds. Have a picture of it somewhere. A pack of 65 pound crafty animals is pretty scary.
Girl coyotes must run around sporting big grins!!
Someone had to say it.
Scary is the 1800 lbs bulls that share the pasture with me. They are s--thouse rat crazy, since we're keeping them from the cows. I'd take 65lb dogs any day. At least I wouldn't have to repair fences.
/johnny
Some people find evolution in everything...Like you said about the mule, or tiger/lion cross’s.. It just means they are nuts and I don’t have to read any farther....
Does a steer ever have a phase of life where it's known as a calf??
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