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To: 1_Rain_Drop
They were called “coydogs” because it was presumed that these were coyotes that had interbred with dogs.

Turns out that they are a hybrid between a coyote and a wolf, and they developed from cross-breeding that occurred as western coyotes migrated across Ontario into the northeastern U.S. The hybrid animal is larger than a coyote and has characteristics of both strains of predatory dog: the wily nature of a coyote combined with the “pack” social model of wolves. Coyotes are solitary animals by nature, but the coyote-wolf hybrid is not.

61 posted on 01/09/2023 6:54:36 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
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To: Alberta's Child
A man's best physical feature:


64 posted on 01/09/2023 7:01:50 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Alberta's Child
Wolves and coyotes can successfully interbreed. They can interbreed with dogs, generally as well.

This means they are all part of one very successful, highly diverse species.

Coyotes are just small wolves.

66 posted on 01/09/2023 7:18:49 AM PST by marktwain
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