Howling coyotes in Yellowstone

About halfway from Natural Bridge to the Bridge Bay Marina, we encountered two coyotes. They howl and yip before descending toward us.

[@sylverclaws]

He came towards you because you turned your back and started walking. Coyotes are very curious and opportunistic, but you were in zero danger. Scaring them off when they approach is the right thing to do, so good on dad. They not attack people, but there’s no sense letting them get that comfortable with humans. Beautiful video. Their calls are both eerie and beautiful.

[@sksohar1077]

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[@sksohar1077]

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[@oldhillbillybuckkowalski]

The Canadian folk singer that was killed and partially eaten by two coyotes in a national park/forest in Canada, in broad daylight would probably disagree. There are trail cam videos of them trailing, stalking, killing, and eating her. We've had coyotes stalking children down here in TX. People who say coyotes aren't a threat to people have never watched them eat a deer before its dead, or been within 10 feet of 6 coyotes in a fog so thick you can only see 3 feet. As coyotes interact more often with humans, and have no negative consequences in return, they lose fear of humans. Add that to the fact that around humans they find cats, small dogs, pet food, and trash, all with human scent has led them to associate humans with food, and it doesn't take much to make them associate humans as food. There is a reason that Coyotes have spread from the desert southwest when Europeans first arrived to currently ranging all over North America. They are adaptive, clever, tough, and resilient.

[@kathy888]

I heard in California in 5 years there were 48 Coyote attacks! Guess they're not always peaceful.

[@snikkerr1949]

@@oldhillbillybuckkowalski First and only coyote death in Canada.

[@ladyo7254]

That Coyote was telling his pack you was there and to come back. Coyotes are smart and sneaky af they can make about 11 different sounds and each one means something different That's how they communicate to the pack. I love when they do the bait and switch on a prey. They usually won't attack human, but never turn your back on any wild life

[@dickunderhill811]

My grandpa went moose hunting in Canada and all the sudden a bunch of wolves started making noise around him. Native Americans told him " they didn't even know u were there, they probably smelled a deer n they were calling eachother together to hunt"

[@dickunderhill811]

So after he told me this I'm in the national forest, cooking steak on the fire for all of my friends while they're inside, n I start hearing coyotes all over the place. I'm like "hell naw, they smell my food" best believe them steaks was rare when I pulled them off, I've seen raccoons attack people for food a pack of coyotes a eat you if they're hungry enough

[@CraigLapoint_02.Official]

That is true

[@ProtoAlpha]

That's amazing! It's just like language!

[@Jo.885]

I love the sound of coyotes. It's very peaceful.

[@theghostofmrcow1985]

Me too. I love wildlife

[@andrewwiggington-baker9025]

00:58 howls

[@patrickdumas224]

I was sleeping on night and around 2:30 to maybe 3 in the morning, I heard this high pitched howling sound about maybe 15 feet away from my house. A few of the dogs we had started howling as the coyotes were howling like they were communicating. The way the dogs were howling, it's like they were telling the coyotes to get lost or something. My stepfather was awake at the time and he heard it too. I went out to the kitchen to get a drink and he was looking out the window By the kitchen sink. I asked him "you heard it, too?" He said "sure did" He said it sent chills down his spine. Which I could see his point.

[@DA-sv2iw]

We hear/see them quite a bit where I live in AZ. The pack howling will send a chill down your spine. Such gorgeous, majestic creatures.

[@johnmarks6884]

I've got friends in Phoenix and family in Tucson. I live in Kentucky. It always amazes me how different coyotes in the western desert behave compared to their eastern woodland and urban/suburban counterparts. Their vocalizations are so much more haunting sounding and carry so much further that it seems like they're much more numerous in Arizona. In Kentucky you here less of the distant chorus of howls and a lot more of barks, family unit yips, and howl and response between lone males. When you're calling them in, sometimes they make this crazy hyena like laughter that sometimes almost morphs into words.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Lived in AZ for a bit, NV as well. Traveled throughout the SW and saw many of them in the wild. Never once felt threatened. On a winter hike deep into the Bisti/DeNaZin Wilderness of NM saw no humans, but one coyote coming out, which was like a spiritual connection. They are majestic, indeed. Revered for centuries by the Native Americans for their resiliency. To hear them howl, especially when camping in the wild at night, is magic (where they sound closer than they usually are, but aren't too far away!).

[@sharonphillips581]

Thank you for this, it's so beautiful to watch them!

[@zackkage1]

I am deadly affaid of cyotes becuase when i was in high school i had to walk to my bus stop witch was not far but i lived right nexts to some big woods and i knew there was a pack in there but one day i was walking and i heard this sound and ill never forget it ill tell you what i woke up every single person that lived around me it kicked my flight or fight so hard ive was never so scared in my life i nicked named the one that howled at me jerry

[@tubehound69]

If you don’t live in the city you hear this every night.

[@ltagames01]

Coyotes are around my town

[@CrownedLily]

Nah. I grew up in a big town, not a city. Never heard coyotes. Moved to the city, HATED every single moment of it. Moved to a rural area. Heard this in my front yard for the first time ever and nearly had a panic attack. Now I'm used to it though.

[@sweetdaisies5484]

TRUE

[@gravecrasher4305]

@@ltagames01 right, their every where I swear

[@ltagames01]

@@gravecrasher4305 yall got foxes too?

[@XxTechMad24xX]

Stayed at a campground in Yellowstone by the lake. At like 1am they were howling, sounded like 20 girls screaming bloody murder all at once. Then we head them walk by our tent!

[@bodie.millan5307]

If it sounds like a girl it’s a mountain lion search it up

[@BillSikes.]

Respect to you sir, so glad you didn't shoot it

[@aaron5222]

Its Yellowstone it's a federal crime

[@BillSikes.]

@Mikayla Bullick That wouldn't stop some hunters, they'd like nothing more than to shoot a Wolf dead !

[@blakemoulton7004]

Might want to educate yourself

[@nmelkhunter1]

@@BillSikes. Damn right and that’s a coyote.

[@elipearson4927]

You can’t in Yellowstone but anywhere else you want to shoot them if you have the chance because coyotes kill many animals so you would be saving many animals from death

[@jesusmylordhegaveitall4894]

POV: It's pitch black outside, you had a little too much to drink, and after peeing far away from the campsite you are sobering up as you hear this sound..

[@l.salisbury1253]

You are SO lucky he did NOT have any of his explosive Acme devices on him!

[@Kirbychu1]

While I was there, one passed my car carrying a huge chunk of meat lol

[@Bline-ip6et]

ᔕᛕƳ ᒪᗴᖇ why is it hard to believe? You do know where yellow stone is and all the wildlife it contains...

[@Kirbychu1]

I have a pic if you guys dont believe me.

[@brandon9172]

@@Kirbychu1 Post pic or you're lying

[@khakipeach2128]

@@brandon9172 “yeah guys post a picture in a youtube reply section”

[@ofmidflako8965]

I was outside my house walking my dog and heard screaming coyotes and ran back quick

[@heloisacosta1761]

Wonderful howl !!! So beautiful ! Love it ! Thank you for sharing !

[@GreenerHill]

Thin Lizzy: "The coyote call, And the howling winds wail..."

[@untilengaged6217]

How beautiful they are. This video made me laugh too so thank you!

[@theyluvv_Anijah]

Thank you for not killing it I love coyotes thier my love

[@SkaterChick1972]

They're so beautiful😭😭😭

[@jago76]

Awesome. The call of the wild.

[@melaniejenkins2754]

Watched 1 walking back & forth across neighbors yard & road this past weekend. Was BEAUTIFUL 😍

[@JeremyMcCant]

Sounds so dope with that natural forest reverb, sounds like a Legendary Pokemon cry!🔥

[@michaelbruce1847]

Once... long time ago . . in the shallow dawn of N. BC , my daughter and I set out for the fall deer. We stepped into a world of coyotes and their calls . . Never again have we had that feeling of being.

[@user-lc9vr3bf2e]

damn that mustve been scary

[@deandavenport4907]

That was a perfect example of the yelping "show of force" they have. The coyotes start yelping, and my dogs start howling. Then, my wife starts yelling at the dogs and I say, "Are you joining in on the howl again?"..lol.

[@anntares172]

So cute! Great video!

[@derrickrr5516]

How 262k people viewed this and only 1.2k gave thumbs up has to be one of life’s great mysteries. I think coyotes sound much more amazing than wolves. Wolves sound like broken vocal cords, some deep ones can hold a note. But coyotes are like Mariah Carey, they belt it, all the notes!

[@fabianpereyra1993]

Just like Mariah lol

[@invinoveritas6859]

He's alerting his pack of your presence.You the man in the orange coat.......

[@peachyaestheticsco.1256]

It’s okay they’re just trying to have higher vocals than Ariana Grande

[@DA-sv2iw]

Prettier vocals too lol

[@aaron5222]

Such a cool video. I recently moved. I was iny brewery and I hear this crazy sounds I get outside just in time to hear this coyotes going nuts just like this

[@LikaLaruku]

I like how the low res footage almost makes the coyote look like a corgi. That one does a pretty good impression of a zebra.

[@argonunya5585]

Bet u won't forget that... awesome experiences

[@smagpie]

1:17 '''reahf- REAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-''

[@a.s7885]

I'm only here to figure out what the howling animal that's been upsetting my dogs is, I believe I've found the culprit of the noise.

[@jameslutian1977]

Coyotes are the most resilient mammals on Earth. Even in America where you can kill them, their population continues to grow. I was walking home through downtown Nashville several nights ago and saw one just walking along the street, probably just starting his day. I nodded, he nodded back, and we both went on our way. Coyotes and humans in North America. Like two ships passing in the night.

[@DamnnnSon1]

He was calling his dogs for backup lol I hear a pack of coyotes do their nightly roll call in NJ behind my house every night after midnight..1st time I heard them it freaked me out 😵

[@SuperSexyBlueHusky]

I love coyotes ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ such adorable babies

[@ashleygebron9610]

They look just like coywolves wolf and coyote hybrids. We have coy wolves over here and I've seen one and they look about that big!

[@holyfreeholy2329]

Amazing footage. Is there more?

[@slippyham]

this video is so cool

[@gary6463]

Beautiful sound of nature..

[@dawna4185]

OMG!! this would be terrifying!!! i would love to see a pack....from the safety of my car, that is....amazing video...glad you weren't hurt

[@dab7271]

Coyotes don’t typically attack humans. They’re afraid of us. But they can, and will, attack small dogs and cats.

[@efrainarthur6794]

@@dab7271 that's not necessarily true. they act a lot like wolves, meaning that if they're alone or in a small group they won't attack, but if they're with a large pack they won't hesitate to attack

[@mimiwills8610]

We have thousands of them in Chicago with very few issues. They stay away from people and usually are nocturnal. They weigh about 35 pounds so most dogs here are the same size or larger. I live in the heart of the City and have caught a glimpse of one a couple of times late at night. They avoided me. Not scary at all and I was thrilled. We're lucky to have them in our urban jungle.

[@dawna4185]

@@mimiwills8610 sounds wonderful..glad to hear you live in harmony with them!

[@shreksleftbuttcheek]

so beautiful!

[@austincorbett106]

Was camping alone in the snowy high Uintas last night and heard some far off howling. Here to confirm my suspicions!

[@owenreaney6864]

Ok I am out camping and I heard howling like 50 meters away so I was worried it was a different dog glad to hear it is just a coyote. My dogs would go crazy over another dog, I was scared there for a moment but still glad to hear it was just a coyote.

[@petmomLJPDPG7460]

I live in a small town in pa an we normally don't get them but this year we have pack hanging around it cool but also scary as they are closer then I like them to be

[@drunkdonkey1009]

Love having them around my house, just can’t let my cats out

[@davidrust3169]

What time of day was this and what happened after the coyotes approached?

[@jmanna5650]

You can hear this in the campground at the MN festival. I'm told they wander the grounds at night during the week when there's less people. My guess is later in the day as they tend to wander most active at night. That call was the equivalent of "I FOUND A THING! WHAT IS THIS THING? I DON'T KNOW BUT ITS ALIVE! SHOULD WE EAT IT? ITS KINDA BIG! OK! BE CAREFUL!"

[@missy8888]

David Rust The one on the right came down to the road, following us along the lefthand treeline until it was about 30 feet away. The other one went back into the forest. The closer one stood in the middle of the road, and my dad banged a stick on the ground while the coyote looked at us if to say "this is boring" and it ran back up the hill. It was pretty scary...it could've easily attacked us.

[@missy8888]

David Rust Oh, and as far as time of day...it was about 11am.

[@davidrust3169]

missy8888 - Beautiful creatures, though; I envy you how close you got and how you were able to video them! :)

[@urbansetter1]

Love this. I could listen to their howling all day.

[@broly5805]

It's a sign called Warning :)

[@BakugoKatsuki102]

I literally just heard a howl sound

[@ashleighohara]

Malia?

[@garrettjohnston5153]

Just a tad above what I here in pa western pa

[@lilmacfarlan3]

Garrett Johnston I’m from Schuylkill county, heard them 2 nights ago at like 2am

[@pistolpete8376]

awesome

[@theadamsbrothersvlogs1759]

that is so cool

[@katekerley3157]

We have like 1000 pack of coyotes in our woods

[@jakemiketta3868]

Put the hen down, Dag

[@gyorzene]

coyote in red coat. rare

[@tjmaximus4187]

white coyotes?

[@brileystauffer1142]

Sounds like theirs 3

[@sarah_grace3037]

"I see humans" aaarrooooo

[@doodle3804]

cool

[@ohheyitsanna]

I’d be so scared

[@scott7521]

I've been surrounded by 10-12 of these animals in the dark in Massachusetts and it is such a rush.

[@BakugoKatsuki102]

And it sounded like we live near woods so it was possible it was coyote or wolf howl :/

[@raffitorres4912]

I see wolf face in the tree

[@user-sj1il9ym3g]

Los Ángeles

[@CCSgov]

My roblox avatars be like💀

[@keithoneil9894]

Who else thinks these coyotes sound like theremins?

[@Qavvikk]

Funny how Everyone that like coyotes are the ones that don't have to live with Them...

[@markusjj]

Do you like siberian tiger? He is very beutiful and storng animal. But that animal has big problems since people hate them in them owns territory.

[@brandon9172]

You sure about that

[@markusjj]

@@brandon9172 If some animal is too dangerous like tiger and lion, that animal has big problem wit humans. Who want live same area with tiger?😬 I understand, but i like tigers. And coytes.

[@MelFsworld]

😮

[@leanajo754]

Whoa, I hope you were real close to your vehicle. Yikes! Coming towards you like that. Scary!

[@user-eg2qi8zv9k]

Lemetieron labor de mis ijos also muñecod de jalobi

[@mbb-pr4zc]

They’re calling for help to eat you

[@jimmyking1196]

Yeah they all beautiful and stuff but seeing them start coming at them hell I got scared and I wasn’t even there

[@rachetCD]

POW!!!!

[@BackRoadsWine]

You don't need a stick. Walk by, they won't attack. I have them in my yard every day. They play with my dogs.

[@brandon9172]

They still do that?

[@mukeshkumarsahu3879]

calling your friends to hunt🤔

[@Multifacted_Brotha]

They were howling to call the rest of the crew for backup... You lucky the pack didn't get together and attack you guys.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Hyper rare. It's more likely you would be killed in a car accident on the way home, or hit by lightning. Coyote attacks on human are statistical anomalies.

[@fallenangel9962]

He called for backup and they were going to try and take you out, they probably wouldn’t cause they are cautious but they would of looked for an opportunity, he took one look at you and knew you don’t belong there

[@jannatulislam-ef5xb]

😅ধ3

[@mithunchakraborty548]

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[@mithunchakraborty548]

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[@allisonhinnegan6521]

Lame. Better sound and video in a back yard.

[@jeremyholtman866]

You can’t hunt in Yellowstone dummy

[@MrAxelStone]

Jesus they sound annoying