Meet the Coywolf: A New Hybrid Carnivore Roams the City | MetroFocus

Chances are you've never seen a wolf-coyote hybrid called the coywolf but it has arrived in New York. "Meet the Coywolf," the latest documentary from PBS' Nature series, premiering on January 22 at 8pm on PBS stations nationwide, introduces us to the elusive canines. They originated in eastern Canada and are now emerging in New York City and on Long Island. Two wildlife biologists featured in the program, Mark Weckel of the American Museum of Natural History and Christopher Nagy of Mianus River Gorge Preserve, join Pi Roman to talk about tracking the hybrid species as part of their Gotham Coyote Project.
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[@k98killer]

"New Yorkers often forget the natural world still exists."

[@lathafalls7675]

k98killer yes

[@TheStampeder]

No we don't ..... And NYC is way different from Syracuse NY.... By terrain .... I have foxes in my backyard.... Hell people hunt only 30 miles away

[@steve8234]

They also forget the rest of the world exists.

[@harryhotspur4142]

MOVIE" WOLFEN-1982..COME AND SEE!!! SEEN BY THE LUCKY FEW? DUH...WAIT TIL ONE EATS YOUR KID OR BOOKIE.

[@lordot8665]

#IamLloydTheStampede 315 lol only 30 miles listen to yourself

[@828enigma6]

New Yorkers are preoccupied with the two legged predators.

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

Glad we're all on the same page.😂

[@nandanshetty1624]

Nah we eat them at KFC.

[@MyCleverHandle]

Politicians! New menu! Open the doors at City Hall!

[@rfrolicarts]

Coyotes are incredibly smart and adaptable. I've heard that coyotes mate for life. In this case, does that mean they mate for life with a wolf or vice versa?

[@jmseipp]

Wolves typically kill Coyotes every chance they get. I've seen this on a documentary before. The Wolves chased a Coyote until they caught up with it and then they promptly killed it! The mating that occurred was probably by a Beta Wolf and a pregnant female Coyote.

[@HIPPYLOCO]

@@jmseipp u do know the whole beta/ alpha wolf system had been debunked right?

[@jmseipp]

@@HIPPYLOCO . How is that germane to the topic? Male wolves sometimes impregnate female Coyotes. What difference does it make if it were an alpha or beta male? I am aware that alpha females do have sex with beta male wolves.

[@teslajayde9641]

@@HIPPYLOCO I looked that up after reading your comment and I actually didn't know that! Pretty interesting

[@HIPPYLOCO]

@@jmseipp there’s no such thing as a alpha female or alpha male PERIOD bruh thats what im telling you. That whole system for wolfs was debunked by the same person who created it, the leaders of wolf packs are just the mom and dad and the followers are the children of that mom and dad, its a family system not a alpha/ beta system.

[@TracyLynn077]

Here in northern New England, we have Coyotes and Wolves. And then... we have the "Coydog". A Coydog is exactly as its name implies. Coyotes that have mated with wild/feral dogs result in the creation of the Coydog. Coydogs look so much like domesticated dogs that people have been known to become seriously attacked/bitten when the person attempted to approach one. Each winter, New England states such as Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire experience several heavy snow storms a year that can average up 6 feet or more of snow per season. In the state of New Hampshire alone, there is currently more than 86% of completely undeveloped and, UNINHABITED woodlands. Some of the woods have never been seen nor, touched by man! You'd think this would provide plenty of food for the Coydog as well as the Coyote. However, the deep snows, combined with several weeks of artic below zero temperatures including, extreme wind-chills, makes hunting for food nearly impossible. These predators KNOW exactly where to find food that is readily and, easily accessible. And, they know: "Where there's people, there is food!" Therefore, they will purposely SEEK out and HUNT down ANY animal or pet that could make a quick, easy meal. They can, and most definitely will take down and kill a much larger dog, too if they're starving and, hunting in a pack. I, personally have watched a pack of 6 starving Coyotes chase a healthly adult moose through the heavy snow until it finally collapsed from exhaustion in a field just behind my home. It is rare they'll take such a large animal but, they will oftentimes chase down their favorite food. The large numbers of healthy deer taken by coyotes and coydogs per season, seriously affects the herd by depleting their overall population. So, if you still believe a Coyote, Coydog or, Coywolf won't kill Spot or, Fluffy if they were left outside.....think again!,

[@ZynetESLD]

Then what about I'd one were to, say, toss food out for them to eat if one came up to their house? Show that they will be fed, and perhaps the animal will become less aggressive. After all, man has the ability to tame. And we can domesticate coyotes if we do it long enough. We're doing it with foxes now after all

[@TracyLynn077]

@@embededfabrication4482 it's part of nature. We don't interfere. It's also illegal.

[@johnwingate8799]

​@@ZynetESLDthat's how that girl in Canada got killed.Whatever u think about a coydog probably u are wrong.

[@misspennymc]

I've lived with them here in Kansas for 6 years. They've never attacked my livestock. I've even walked through the pasture with a young one. We give each other space and it works.

[@joesullivan3836]

I feel the same way . I’ve had cattle,sheep,horses even free range chickens on my farm in upstate New York and never had a coyote or coy wolf bother any of them . They are all over . You can hear their Erie screams and yelping in the dark of night . They are to busy killing and eating young deer that are abundant in the area. There has been a problem lately with them eating people’s cats and some small dogs . They actually just recently killed a pet cat of ours that was loved and will be missed . But I guess he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. But like I said they never bothered any livestock. And they are in the pastures all during the night without any protection. If they ever do kill any livestock then the war will begin.

[@whalesong999]

I grew up in central Kansas and rarely saw a coyote though farmers around us were adamant about hunting them down for supposedly tackling and ruining a few head of livestock, mostly sheep. Turned out that it was dog packs doing the damage. Fast forward to last year, I photographed a coyote checking out the perimeter of my m.h. lot during the winter where I left out a bit of kibble for the raccoons. I don't mind them though I know they could take a domestic cat if they should come upon one the right way.

[@shadegona2066]

The eastern coyote evolved to prey on larger game, mainly deer, unlike most other coyotes. Most livestock is either too big or too small to be in eastern coyote size range.

[@juansierra5704]

I just read about a dog attacked by coyotes in the state of Kansas. I forget where. They said a number of dogs have been killed in that area and the coyote population is growing fast.

[@sjudas3584]

Other than the coyotes is it the same with wolves as you said yer not worried about livestock, here in Ireland the reintroduction of the grey wolf is stuck behind red tap because of fears by farmers, developers basically the whole animal agricultural industry. The reintroduction of the white tailed eagle was met with negativity from farmers who blamed the predators for attacking sheep when it was actually stray dogs. Farmers kept poisoning the birds in retaliation because they were blamed for the dogs killing livestock. Ireland's natural heritage has been severely damaged by farming, it sad really.

[@davidjenson4512]

The two young men are right. It's an Eastern Coyote. Eastern Coyotes have some genetic endowments from eastern wolves (The Adirondack Red wolf according to some experts), but they are primarily Coyotes. When I first heard of them in Maine, they were called Coydogs, then eventually Coyotes, or Eastern Coyotes.

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@feesrmt]

Eastern coyotes are the coywolf.

[@dwilfert]

I was attacked twice while walking my dogs in the woods. The first time was two coywolfs and the second time was three coywolfs. The coywolfs were about 50-60 pounds each. My dogs are large 100 pound Dobermans. Both attacks occurred in the spring. I think they were protecting pups. They were relentless, the first attack went on for about 20 minutes while they circled me while lunging at me. I stood my ground and fought them off with a large stick then slowly walking away.

[@Kasonas]

Just curious, were your dogs off leash? Did they fight the coyotes? I worry because where I live, they are everywhere, although very stealth. But I've seen them crossing my path, both day and night. They ignored me and my dogs, but they were on leash. When I had them off leash playing, I heard one close, but couldn't see it. I thought cool to hear one howl so close, until I heard a large pack answering, so I got me and my dogs out of there. So glad you got away from the attacking coyotes.

[@redblazehorse]

Why didn't you shoot??

[@fancysfolly554]

That’s scary. I guess we have to stay inside. We have coyotes here and soaring violent crime rates. It’s just insane

[@Ivan.A.Trulyuski]

@@fancysfolly554 Sounds like it’s time to use your 2A rights.

[@ShortArmStrongArm]

Carry the most powerful weapon that is allowed to be carried in whatever jurisdiction you are in.

[@computer5251]

I saw one crossing the street, at first I thought it was a stray dog up until it came into the light. I was like HOLY SHIT!! It was HUGE!! lol it even looked both ways before crossing.... Milwaukee, WI

[@agentfungus9742]

+computer5251 : In my 40 years of walking my Dobermans in Milwaukee, never ever had issues with foxes or coyotes. I love seeing them (they are so beautiful) and my dogs and they just looked at each other. I always thought my dogs were safe because they weighed 85+ pounds. Well, that changed 10 days ago. Yote ran out onto a path in a park and attacked my 90 pound Doberman that was minding his own business. It's way past denning season. In my 40 years of walking my dogs, I've NEVER seen this kind of aggression. My dog got a couple deep bites on his neck, but he grabbed the yote by the neck a couple of times and was shaking it. I went nuts and went into the fray yelling, screaming, waving my arms. Too bad there were no big sticks around. Yote finally ran off. I have a CC permit. I'm going to CC from now on. My dog is a therapy dog and has never bothered anyone or anything. My opinion has drastically changed. There has been insane development in the area (Zoo Interchange) the past couple of years. The animals are getting squeezed. So I blame the greedy pig developers more than anything.

[@dclasshero7224]

+Agent Fungus good thing your dog,was still alive☺

[@kimberlyisherwood6202]

computer5251 they are beautiful. Looks a little like a fox, in the face, some on utube do. also, remind me of the beautiful domestic shepherd dogs, called, I can't remember. It reminds me of AkC, breed, not recognized.Ugh can't remember. :)

[@xivwords5448]

computer5251 I did the same I was like wtf

[@athenac2696]

TA, you are not educated about the difference between Wolves and coyotes. Do some research!

[@Phelan666]

lol the "Wild coywolf" that was being shown during the interview had a fucking collar on.

[@Car1Sagan]

I was born & raised in Suffolk Co NY, then my family moved to Arizona when I was 11 where I saw my first coyote. Now the coyotes are moving back from where I came.

[@MyBinaryLife]

“New” lol. These have been the dominant canines in New England since the wolves were driven out in the 1850s. Any packs of coyotes you see are part wolf, which is why they’re running in a pack instead of alone like coyotes normally do.

[@elbybrook9975]

I'm from Arkansas. We have coyotes. They run in packs.

[@awasos6184]

Yes here in NH a wolf coyote mix breed has be around for a long time. Back in the 1930's my Father told me of his Fox hounds running then and they were called Brush Wolves back then. Nothing new. It just takes the highly educated folks hiding is a class room a while to catch up, LOL!!!!!

[@cmonster6]

sean rogan you’re right coyotes didn’t naturally run in packs.you also never saw them in suburban or even city locations.im thinking this may be loss of habit and natural food sources.also I’m thinking that here in South Carolina they’re breeding with feral dogs as they seem more filled out and with a better looking coat.

[@828enigma6]

In NC. I've seen single coyotes compared to multiple ones (3 or more) in approximately a 5 to 1 ratio. However, when they begin their nightly song fest, they sound like they're in close proximity to each other.

[@jopalo31675]

Coywolves have been in the NorthEast for more than a hundred years. In Arkansas their are coywolves. People just refer to them as coyotes. They are either coyote-dog mix or have been mixed in the past with the last remaining red wolf population. I thought the same once. Until I seen my first real coyote... it was smaller than I’m used to. Than a fellow hunter explained the difference.

[@remedyfarm]

I've seen one near Ottawa. It looked like a big coyote with a thicker coat, longish legs. 🍁

[@razryall2482]

remedyfarm thicker coat? Did you pet it? Fn dum dum. Your a yote expert now are you? We kill 50 a year. All coyotes not coy wolves. Dummy up

[@yuyuhtoo4795]

Me too. In Illinois. Huge one.

[@stephensaines7100]

@@yuyuhtoo4795 Some of them get bigger than a fully grown German Shepherd. And they bound.

[@lynnentler5725]

You mean Ohio I have seen them in Pataskala Ohio also

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

@@stephensaines7100 , yesterday I saw one kill a rhinoceros.

[@xivwords5448]

May help city rat problems

[@vinpribek3903]

It's just a bigger rat problem

[@anonymousvapes8026]

Nope. They eat the feral cats. Rats are running wild now

[@markfrank5937]

@@anonymousvapes8026 they eat both.

[@j.r09160]

70% of the rodents are under ground... Release the lizards

[@jimanderson7648]

@@j.r09160 the best thing for getting rid of rats and mice are weasels

[@ginmarie1991]

I live in the manistee state forest in Michigan and we have Coywolves, and they tend to be a little bit more aggressive than a coyote. They have their own sounds. They sound between a coyote and wolf. They are bigger than a coyote.

[@ronhill6947]

Coywolf and the eastern coyote are the same animal and only coyote species you have in Michigan is the eastern coyote. There are a lot of myths and false information attached to the coywolf nickname, like they’re more aggressive, they in fact are not anymore aggressive then any other coyote species. Yes they are slightly bigger then their western cousin, yes they can weight up to 50-55lbs, but the weight is rare, on average a healthy adult male eastern coyote weights 40lbs vs a adult male western coyote at 35lbs.

[@mariahsmom9457]

We have the same. Our coyotes are definitely different than our coywolves. In behavior too. The coywolves are much bolder and always travel in pairs or threes. The Coyotes pop up alone.

[@w.rustylane5650]

I live in eastern Tennessee and had a red wolf as a pet for 13 + years. I just recently had to put her down 'cause she had Cushings Disease. She went outside to go to the bathroom, fell down and could not get back up. So I had to put her down. I sure miss her as she was a unique animal. Her tail touched the ground and she moved in a cat like movement and had razor sharp thin claws on both front and back feet. She was raised at about 6 months til her death around our other dogs. She always fought with other female dogs so we had to keep her with the male dogs. That alpha female instinct always made her tangle with other females. Keisha was her name and she hardly ever barked. She would whine at night wanting to come in the living room with me. I really miss her! The first time we took her to the vet, he commented on what species she really was (you could not own a wolf in Tennessee) so he recorded her as a Belgian Shepard.

[@kidjetrecon7153]

I hear they love Sheepel one of there favorite meals. 😂

[@frankmiller95]

The only thing you've reconned is your favorite bar.

[@MrDuplex97]

Then between nj and nyc they'll have plenty to eat

[@stevenwalker2634]

I’ve seen an animal that meets this description on my ranch in Corralitos Ca, a coastal area of California south of San Francisco. It was in my area for over a year. Interesting and alarming canine with a very attractive blonde coat. I’ve seen well over 100 coyotes. I suspected the animal was a wolf-coyote hybrid.

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@judithcampbell3354]

I saw one in Ontario Canada while taking a backroad home with my husband one day. It was in the middle of the road so I stopped the vehicle because I didn't want to scare it. It was a beautiful animal, the coywolf and it looked just like the animal you are showing now. Come to Canada and you will see them! Pass through to where? Because they have crossed the border into southern Ontario!

[@ronhill6947]

Coywolf and the eastern coyote are the same animal and only coyote species we have in Ontario (& eastern North America) There are a lot of myths and false information attached to the “coywolf” nickname.

[@zeituberalas]

I saw the biggest coyote I ever saw in my life running across the graveyard at the Los Angeles National Cemetery. I was the size of a German Shepard but furtive like a coyote.

[@ariesmichaelsayan4013]

I walked right into one on 180th and Boston Rd in the Bronx by the park. It was about 5am. I thought it was a German Shepherd digging in the trash!! It quickly ran off.

[@BobPDXz]

Oh these CoyWolves are harmless...until they get hungry...

[@tacosalesman7544]

They only take small dogs and cats, unless you happen to be either of those, there isn't much to worry about with these in your neighborhood.

[@redcloud2593]

They will attack large dogs too if the dog is in their territory. They usually leave ppl alone tho

[@kellyyyanneee]

In Pennsylvania coywolfs can get upwards and over 60lbs.

[@maggiemay5510]

@@redcloud2593, wrong. There have been multiple attacks on humans. They are highly aggressive.

[@xextrasinsx8027]

@@maggiemay5510 As far as I can see on the internet they only attack when cornered so basically they behave mostly like a coyote.

[@dburns8381]

I bet these coywolves don't know how to use Acme rocket powered roller skates! Only full blooded coyotes know how to do that.

[@swizzleproxi4810]

freeze at 4.46 and see the wild dear sitting peacefully watching the coyotes

[@avastevens7396]

Alice those are fake deer

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

@@avastevens7396 Thank you. Some people live in a storybook in their mind. 👍

[@nolawest5183]

Luckily we get to hear our Cyotes Every Evening Bark & Howl at about the same time daily... They Are Soo Curious & Beautiful!!! I bet we have Coywolfs or Woyotes too now!

[@juliestevens2894]

Coywolves are pretty much all we have left in NB, Canada. Wolves have become extirpated (with very VERY rare unconfirmed sightings only recently), and you MIGHT spot a coyote, but you'll more likely see coywolves

[@damoning9338]

+DiAPERiDOL Oh, they're real and we have them all over the southeastern US. We call them coydogs here.

[@KellyClowers]

+DiAPERiDOL Protip: Canada is flipping huge. There are tons of wolves out west, sure, but probably not so much in New Brunswick. And coywolves are certainly real, genetic data show that very clearly, but I believe they can be differentiated anatomically as well (not that it matters, as long as you have the DNA)

[@PunchSh0t]

I saw a coy wolf outside in my backyard in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I got so excited. It was going towards the creek in my back yard, and behind creek there is a small(ish) meadow. I’m thinking about going up there and checking it out... (Yes I’m weird) Edit: without a gun...

[@theaimus8836]

2013, I saw a small coywolf and 1-baby, 2 weeks later in Frederick, Maryland, behind my house. Near route180 and route 40.

[@Yophillips3272]

I seen 1 running down the train tracks by my house, Apparentlly they use the tracks to travel, interesting. It was pretty big almost thought it was a wolf.

[@DesertOasis737]

We have coywolves in Ohio. These and coyotes run the back fields where I live . Since I live out I. The country you cannot let you dogs out before or at dawn and at sundown / dark, unless they are inclosed. These things are huuuge! In excess of 100-125 lbs and more!! One ran out in front of my pickup & I was only doing 50mph and I hit it - went to parents down the street to get the rifle to put it down , got back about 3-5 min later and it was gone !!! That sucker took a hard hit and got back up! Talk about shocked...

[@edhartgrove7552]

Maybe someone could teach the coywolves to eat yellow taxis. There seems to be an overabundance of them there.

[@loveworksnoevil]

Their non confrontational and harmless, and add value to society. Maybe suvs or diesel trucks

[@walterjunovich6180]

Bronx CoyWolf : Hey ! , ............ I'm walkin here !! 🐺

[@MrPontificator]

Coywolf wanders into Queens and modestly approaches native son Paul Simon, who tells him his shy manner is unnecessary

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

Great comment!! 😅👍❤️

[@Fordraptor12]

I was walking my dog one day in the forest trail near my house and I saw a Coywolf. It was huge, my dog is a 100 pound German Shepard/ golden and this thing was just as big as him if not bigger. I ran as fast as I could to get out of there lol.

[@tazykat1]

Surely if it is a new species then it deserves a better name than"Coywolf"

[@WachdByBigBrother]

It isn't a new species. Read what SkipKnot says...... "They are nothing more than Eastern Coyotes, a large breed of Coyote. The Biologists even said they were not (NOT) bred with wolves." So makes you wonder what other balogna news stations are reporting.

[@JohnSmith-rt4gd]

***** no I call your bullshit they so fucking can cause dogs can mate with wolves dogs can mate with coyotes so wolves and coyotes can mate also

[@rin5660]

+John Smith *Face Palms*

[@Produto_Ideal]

WachdByBigBrother no hobrid?

[@marysueeasteregg]

DiaPERoDOL I suspect you are following the outmoded idea that by definition two (or more) species can never produce fertile offspring. That is incorrect. Polar bears and grizzly bears are interbreeding -- and producing fertile offspring. Humans are hybrids: modern Europeans carry Neantherthal genes, and modern east Asians carry Denisovan genes. (Very small percentages in both cases.) Wolves and coyotes CAN interbreed and produce fertile offspring, as can jackals. Foxes, which belong to different genera than Canis, cannot interbreed successfully with coyotes, wolves, dogs or jackals. "Red wolves, gray wolves, domestic dogs and coyotes are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. Social structures and territoriality usually prevent such interbreeding." from: website of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, "Red Wolf Recovery Program" "These hybrids, known as coywolves, or wolfotes, are produced in the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada, wherever wolves and coyotes come into contact. They are fertile in both sexes." from website of macroevolution.net "Coyote-wolf hybrids" page by Eugene M. McCarthy, PhD genetics "Though coyotes, dogs and wolves are so closely related to each other that they can interbreed and have fertile hybrid offspring, there are enough differences between the three species to distinguish them when close observation is possible." from wolfpark.org, webpage of Wolf Park, an Indiana nature park which includes wolves, coyotes and other species "In 2014, a DNA study of northeastern coyotes showed them on average to be a hybrid of western coyote (62%), western wolf (14%), eastern wolf (13%), and domestic dog (11%) in their nuclear genome. The hybrid swarm extended into the midwestern United States, with Ohio coyotes shown on average to be a hybrid of western coyote (66%), western wolf (11%), eastern wolf (12%), and domestic dog (10%) in their nuclear genome.[1" Wikipedia

[@outside-atlast9113]

I saw one of these coywolf with my own eyes. It was 100 pound. I live in Bowmanville,Ontario,Canada. It scared my 100 pound Akita-Sheppard. It would not back down. I just walked away slow. Take care and thank you.

[@karstenfuglsang1638]

Had a wolf howling 2 weeks go on the lake then a pack coyotes last week .I live in central Ontaio. We got coy wolf's and coydogs

[@cherishireland9194]

Their so interesting and when you see them out in parks they almost look like someone's Sheppard that's off the leash. I live on the edge of Lake Ontario in Canada and they run along the waterways during the day in the winter and are often close to other people walking their dogs and not bothered by us. I was walking someone's dog one day, and a big one ran past me and into a trail, no more then 10 meters away. I hollered to warn the guy in the trail that didn't see him coming and try to scare off the Coywolf. The coywolf just jumped into the brush and paied no attention to any of us. Our area was trying to capture A couple because they had mainge and where looking sickly. The one I saw was definitely looking sick. From a distance it almost looked like a sick fox only huge.

[@wuttheactual6323]

They're*

[@dontbeadrone]

One darted across our backyard in suburban Philadelphia, yesterday. It was a blessed sight, as I love nature. He looked on hot pursuit!

[@alwaysopen7970]

Probably someone's pet cat.

[@carolyntierney7091]

This is sooooo interesting! Coyotes will not hurt humans. I live in Tucson, AZ, in a pretty populous part of town. I've seen them (they usually travel in pairs) walk right through my yard, 10 feet away from me and just go about their business. I just bring my cats inside and shut the door. I lost one cat to a coyote and it was sad. I cried like a baby. But, coyotes have to eat too. I'm not afraid of them, I don't hate them, they are just a part of nature.

[@mariahsmom9457]

We have coywolves here in Kansas. They are big animals. Usually leave you alone but a pair followed me and my elderly dog. I think they wanted her but held off attacking because of me. Their habitat is being massively encroached on here.

[@rorschach9027]

We have these in our national parks here in Ontario Canada.

[@chappiegroy9146]

They are also starting to find polar-grizzly bears in northern Canada

[@alwaysopen7970]

Those have always been there.

[@MsStorm351]

I had a pack of them howling in my backyard several nights ago ! No yips, howling and several barks. I was walking my dog at 7pm ! Orange County NY.

[@PHlophe]

when they are howling its usually to signal other coyode to get closer as the prey 's probably easy to get. keep and eye on the little friend. they actually tuck into the flesh of their preys alive and don't even kill first. those are monsters. i'll turn one into a bathroom rug any chance i get

[@dragoned7685]

@@PHlophe They do not howl to signal a hunt. That is a terrible strategy as it would alert any prey to their presence.

[@dawnfortruth1781]

Saw an adolescent coywolf run through my back yard last night in a suburban area of Alexandria, Virginia.

[@almacintosh161]

We have them here in the cities in Canada. They snatch a lot of pets.

[@eduardoarellano392]

Some say the coyte wolf hybrid is the chupacabra

[@coppertopv365]

There are Coywolves and they are Exceptional Hybrids

[@andrewbrown2888]

he just looks earnest and trustworthy...

[@miceskin]

I've seen one of those I just thought it was just a coyote that looked like a wolf.

[@onthefarside2096]

We have had them running around our high desert land for a long time so your story wouldn't mean much to me until after we'd moved into the city when I came across one standing in the street.

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

It's a smiley wonderful smiley day in the neighborhood.

[@Ritalie]

The Eastern Coyote has always been a wolf hybrid. It's much, much larger than the tiny Western Coyote. But they released stupid Grey Wolves in WA state now.

[@JerryG1815]

Just seen 2 in my backyard in Worcester MA, I have a few pictures if someone could confirm.

[@altecbluwell4620]

Some of the people commenting are ridiculous. Of course, pet owners are devastated that their pets are eaten, for the reason being they consider those pets a part of the family, and when the pet is killed, that's a lost family member. Gotta' be trolling or at least not critically thinking. Coyotes are one of the many reasons I watch my little dog like a hawk, despite he's on a leash. I don't like em' either...I trust my farts more than I could trust a coyote (even if they are just being natural).

[@randym.7238]

I live in Virginia Beach Va. 2 years ago I went out of my suburban House at around 3 am with my dog. There was a Coywolf Laying in the Grass in the foggy mist about 25 yards away. It casually got up and walked into some woods across the street, after looking back at me. Called animal control who verified that they were in those woods along with a Black bear that was seen down the street. I Lived in VB 71 years and never encountered that before.

[@4687878]

I've seen one in Mountlake Terrace Washington in broad daylight., running pass me at high speed, and it jumped off of a 10 ft. rise to the street at about 25 or 30 mph !!! It was bigger than a coyote and looked like a small wolf !!!

[@athenac2696]

Wolves are smarter and less aggressive. I raised Wolves.

[@j-the-researcher8453]

What species

[@nadanada5698]

Athena Millay - you obviously haven’t otherwise you wouldn’t be typing that Bull Shit ! ! ! !

[@rossco-dps5392]

I raised wolverines so....

[@j-the-researcher8453]

Ross Geddes as a job or a hobby

[@j-the-researcher8453]

Forrest Mcgee well said👌

[@canus.anus2924]

Folk singer killed in Canada by a Coy-Wolf

[@GaisSacredCreations]

The Eastern coyote is the coywolf hybrid. When the first settlers came to the New World in eastern Canada and the USA during the 1600's, they started killing off the Grey wolf population. However, the coyotes thrived. The few remaining wolves bred with the coyote population creating the coywolf hybrid and the purer specimens are the Red Wolves which only a few hundred individuals exist in the National Alquonquin park that straddles the Ontario-Québec border. The eastern coyotes are larger, bolder and I have come face to face with 80lb specimens in the woods where I live. One of my own dogs is a coydog (eastern coyote x GSH) you can see him on my channel. His behaviour is closer to a coyote than a dog, very wary of humans, larger sharper teeth than a dog with a wily, intelligence and the indepedance of a cat.

[@mtngrammy6953]

Thanks for setting the record straight on the percentage mixture of coyote/wolf and that it is not, as I have heard before, a new breed of 50% coyote/50% wolf. I have seen pictures & videos of Canadian coywolves that look more like wolves than your Eastern ones, which definitely show more coyote tendencies. Out here in the west (Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, etc.) we do not have coywolves. That may eventually change, now that they have introduced wolves into Colorado. Coyotes have become a danger, especially in the Denver area and even some of the smaller cities in that they are bold enough to attack and take small dogs when on a leash with a person, or stalk small children in their yards. Many of our wildlife departments are educating people on how to deal with coyotes when they see them. Hazing them, as you point out, and not trying to befriend them is the best thing and people really DO need to be aware that they can be dangerous. Thanks for a good video and good luck on your further studies!

[@metrouser708]

I track them here in Detroit, they use the railways as their form of travel

[@mikecastellon4545]

Wouldn’t it be easier to just call an Uber?

[@Car1Sagan]

Hoboyotes

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

@@Car1Sagan Best comment lol

[@1MayWolf]

I think coywolves are great. Its a animal that is wild that thrives around humans.

[@n8rad3]

Lorina Salas Which makes them dangerous to us and as a result make them a danger to themselves.

[@agentfungus9742]

+sssmmmvvv : Rats that eat pizzas, especially.

[@metalfox1911a1]

Yes a wild animal that thrives around humans that is a cross between a coyote that has been on news for trying to drag somebody's child into the woods and a wolf which our ancestors feared for a reason because eventually when they get comfortable enough around people they will hunt them when they're running packs and they're hungry and hunting there likely isn't much of anything that eventually they wouldn't try to get and on top of that coyotes act all playfully to try to lure your dog into the woods will they likely had at least two to three more coyotes waiting and yes coyotes do sometimes hunt in packs not often but sometimes and that's when they're most dangerous usually one or two nothing to deal with I chase to off with a stick and a pipe when I was a teenager it'll be interesting when their populations get high enough for conservation to be viable which is responsible use of Natural Resources which includes our Bounty here on Earth Wild game

[@ZsaZsaUmbra]

I agree! People commenting about how dangerous they are don't seem to realize that most of their favorite animals are dangerous. The person asking if you like rats, I'm guessing you do, as do I lol. And the person commenting about our ancestors and wolves, humans weren't terrified, they were respectfully intimidated. And dogs are afraid of them? I have a rescued coydog. Soooo....

[@pepepepert]

We had a grown woman killed here by a pack of them. They often kill deer and lure dogs to the brush to kill them.

[@margieoakes3092]

I may be mistaken but I believe I have seen the Coywolf near Statesville NC. This animal was definitely larger than a normal coyote. Appeared to be more muscled in appearance.

[@mssmssmssmss]

The entire program was on my local PBS station the other night. It was very interesting. Maybe you can find it on the PBS website. I missed the very beginning, but I think it was about the woman who was killed on Cape Breton. You can find that program and other feature by this search: www.pbs.org/search/?q=coywolf

[@tylerr7807]

This is an amazing thing to be witnessing. Evolution in action. Adaptation in action.

[@legacy1776sibes]

You do know this is nothing new right? Coyotes and wolves have been mating for hundreds of years. And actually a lot of "pure" wolves have a lot, or some amount of coyote DNA. And vise versa. It's called admixture. And by biology's own definition, the wolf and coyote are already a part of the same species. Don't have to believe me if you want, i don't really care.

[@legacy1776sibes]

*****​​ Is that sarcasm? Well in the case that it's not, allow me to enlighten you. This is KZbin... A place where you can't tell anyone a damn thing because they already know everything. They're concerned about their own opinion based upon what they believe to be fact, purely because someone (e.g. a scientist) may say it's so, without doing their OWN research. And they most likely know nothing of where that person may get his facts from, and what may cause that person to come to a certain conclusion. The people of KZbin lack an open mind, unlike me, to take another's prospective into account, they normally cannot see things from another's point of view, and when they feel you are attacking them, they transform into butthurt keyboard warriors.

[@legacy1776sibes]

***** Yeah, i understand where you're coming from.

[@tylerr7807]

Ha I didn't even reply and somehow I'm a keyboard warrior. Nice.

[@legacy1776sibes]

Tyler R I didn't say you specifically now did i? Read it again.

[@deancounts5620]

Say goodbye to your outdoor cats, they have eliminated virtually all outdoor cats where I live

[@PlatedTV]

good, cats destroy the natural bird populations by up to 90%

[@erniehudson1]

If you wonna keep a cat, keep inside the house. The amount of cats roaming around killing birds is absolutely unnatural. Coyotes just bring nature's balance back.

[@not2tees]

I think the most unnatural factor is that the predator of predators has become more passive than a sheep. Sheep don't do anything about coyotes infiltrating their area, either. Coyotes are amazing, but people?

[@impalaSS65]

Any cat, fit to survive, will. The rest won't. Same with dogs of course.

[@manolodlospavos]

Dean Counts so they do a good job,domestic cats is invasive in the whole world,killing reptiles and birds all over .go yotes gooooooooooooooooooooooo,eat em all.

[@DonCoyoteDeLaMange]

Beautiful animal

[@cynthiasanfilippo5537]

Beautiful animals!

[@kmbdbob]

It is intersting to see how species evolve to survive.

[@metalfox1911a1]

More like cross breed as they are canine they can breed together if they actually care to do that and not kill each other a female in heat and a male of a similar species for example Fox and coyote wolf and coyote dog and coyote dog and fox wolf and dog it is just interspecies mating not really evolution we did more to evolve the dog species and they have each other and humankind has brought about many many different types of species of dogs through selective breeding for different purposes

[@double-cheesemcqueeze6315]

@@metalfox1911a1 Except hybridization for adaptation is a huge implement of evolution and helps contribute to speciation through genetic isolation so evolving is exactly what they are doing.

[@cooliipie]

You think hybridization is evolution? It's extremely unhealthy

[@k9six185]

Adaptation is not evolution.........evolution is like having gills and breathing water to growing legs and walking onto land and breathing air....

[@nephtaliistratoaie6687]

@@k9six185 Evolution includes adaptation.

[@dorisb728]

I have had 2 different coywolf experiences w my dogs. Each time the coywolf postured over a boundary. being non reactive I just walked away. Coywolves are non aggressive. How can u not respect this surviving against the odds beautiful wild animal? Their DNA is part coyote, part wolf and part dog! Show some compassion and respect.

[@mssmssmssmss]

+Doris Burtman That's good to hear. I hope it continues that way. Do you have larger dogs?

[@pattyboi55]

Until they eat your cat.

[@dorisb728]

I suspect they did. It was my fault. I never should have let my cat out late afternoon. Stop being so egocentric. The coywolf is just trying to survive. Its not personal. They dont act like humans and take revenge.

[@Acadian.FrenchFry]

+Doris Burtman Wrong. They are not non aggressive. Coy-Wolves kill people. They are common in parts of Canada. Ask them about Coy-Wolves. Nope this is bad news. contrarian.ca/2009/10/27/a-shocking-coywolf-attack-in-cape-breton/

[@dorisb728]

NOT WRONG! I personally experienced 2 separate coywolf encounters. I was less than 10 feet from the 1st one when I rode my bike through the woods. Both my dogs were off leash on the other side. Sure I was scared, but he/she was just posturing for me to keep riding my bike. I did. NO PROBLEM. The 2nd encounter involved my 3 dogs near a wooded area. My older border collie (11) was off leash and less than 5 feet away from the coywolf who came out from the woods. He/she did not attack my older border collie. She came right to me and my 2 other dogs unharmed. The coywolf again postured for us to leave. We did. NO PROBLEM. Maybe if they sense you are going to harm or kill them, they will attack. So would humans. You have to give them their space to be wild. My sense is coywolfs can and do exist with us, its humans who think they need to destroy everything they are afraid of.

[@MrRickb75645]

We've known about them here in east texas, for awhile. Their the real reason there are no red wolves in texas anymore. They were bred out of existence, not killed off by man. My father used be a texas government trapper. And he would have to go to these college meetings where science studies had been done on coyotes for 15 years. And the coyote had populated from the west to here, and started breeding with red wolves. My father was stunned, as was i, we had assumed like most, that man had put the red wolf on the endangered list. But DNA test, showed just the opposite. That is why you'll find coyotes here in east texas, with thick coats and a little larger than most.

[@Nukker95]

One early morning I was driving in the suburbs of my city Toronto and on a quiet street I was on a traffic light and saw a huge coyote that I thought it was a wolf, bigger than the other coyotes I had seen through out the years now I know what it was.

[@PHlophe]

Alejo, you should have shot the thing. they are no longer interested in rodents they are after dogs.

[@scenagilpin3444]

Everyone says that this species does not exist but they do and there beautiful

[@patriciajellison4343]

Yes, they are. I have one that visits regularly. He stands close to the woods next to my house. I feel so privileged to see him at least 3 times a week.

[@davidjenson4512]

I'm afraid your opinion of them would change if you ever saw how they kill a deer.

[@patriciajellison4343]

@@davidjenson4512 I have seem regular coyote do a kill and the screaming, I live in a very rural wooded area. I also use an air horn to disrupt them on a weekly basis. I have also seen man destroy their habitat, so we are partially to blame. No kill is ever easy to see or listen to but it's survival of the strongest in life.

[@miguelhuerta4126]

@@patriciajellison4343 That is so awesome, and I also think these dogs are beautiful.

[@timothyobrien687]

Yes there are even some people that think Biden is doing a good job!

[@wolfy1987]

We've had coyotes in my state for years before they finally spotted one. They're extraordinarily stealthy and sneaky. I've never seen one myself. Coyotes are far more comfortable around people than wolves are. They don't fear humans in the same way, which is why they can live in suburban areas. And also why people should keep their distance. Coyotes aren't naturally vicious or violent and will flee from you if you try to approach, but a cornered animal can be a dangerous one. That goes for most carnivores as well as deer. It should also be noted DOGS ARE MORE DANGEROUS on average. The most animal attacks in the US are from dogs. In general you have nothing to fear from coyotes. Just practice common sense.

[@junebyrne4491]

Makes me nervous to rely on the peaceful intentions of something that can tear me apart. America has rabid animals all over. That would sound like Cujo.

[@brentscott6326]

ive seen these guys,i live in southwest ct,i had them in my woods at my old house,theyre really big and quite unafraid...

[@ScottAT]

There is a new Kodak Polar bear now too.

[@icedupwolf]

We have em here in the suburbs of Toronto

[@karstenfuglsang1638]

I've seen 3 hit one on Dawes rd

[@karstenfuglsang1638]

I've seen 3 hit one on Dawes rd In my cab

[@cherylwallacewayaunega]

They are beautiful.

[@googlesucks2940]

waya unega : good for target practice and fur coats

[@tech_shield6963]

go back to sheering sheep for wool

[@Thebald1]

We have them here in Hopewell Va.. They mainly stick to the train tracks..

[@esoteric6178]

What a beautiful canid.

[@alwaysopen7970]

Pelts probably look nice.

[@Usernamesdonotmatter]

I like how people have no trouble with the decimation their outdoor cats have on birds and small mammals (not to mention outcompeting native predators that survive off those prey species), but think that animals that kill their outdoor cats should die. If you have no problem with cats being the third biggest cause of song bird declines, you can't really complain when a coyote eats your cat. Specially when there are millions of cats, and only so many coyotes. And yes, I did have cats, I loved them. That's why I only let them out in supervised outdoor adventures.

[@joshuahull9982]

Coyotes don't eat enough cat's in my opinion.

[@irishtrapper9149]

Oh shut the fuck up with the cat excuse. Them Coyote's come near my home their skinned! Mister smokie will be protected :)!

[@irishtrapper9149]

@@joshuahull9982 I don't get you dumb cat haters. But hey, who am I to say? I love coyote game. Know some recepies too!

[@r0nchmeister]

this is a stupid and misinformed comment. Why do people always look for excuses to demonize cats whenever they can? Dogs also hunt and kill birds and squirrels. Some hunting dog species even hunt and kill coyotes! Furthermore, there is no comparison between the predatory behavior of coyotes and that of cats. Coyotes prey on babies and small children, cats do not.

[@bahbcat]

Where's that list of children eatten by coyotes? None? Don't think its happened for a very long time.

[@legacy1776sibes]

You people do know that wolves and coyotes have been mating for hundreds, and maybe even thousands of years right? The coywolf is nothing new at all! Someone just finally named them...

[@tapewerm6716]

Personally, I think it's all semantics. Coyotes can be thought of as a lesser wolf, basically. It's like a scooter and motorcycle. It's just a matter of size.

[@denisehardy9551]

They have been in Nova Scotia for years,There is a large pack living in my area Very smart animals .

[@Dzgem]

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is where a 19 year old young lady was killed by coywolves in October 2009 ;(.

[@lillied.j.washington5771]

I HAVE SEEN A WHOLE FAMILY OF COYWOLVES ON NC.STATE CAMPUS NEAR WOLF RIDGE WHICH IS STUDENT HOUSING AND THROUGH OUT THAT CAMPUS. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THEIR PUPS

[@MariusThePaladin]

Look like a Shiba Inu cosplaying as a wolf lol

[@Putts4Bux]

+MariusThePaladin, I'm sorry, but I've owned a Shiba Inu and they look and act much more fox-like and cat-like than anything this coy-wolf does. The coy-wold has a distinctive wolf-like appearance As I said Shibis as look more like foxes (with a spitz tail), and the act very cat-like, including pouncing. The cosplay analogy more akin to Captain Lou Albano dressing up as Sailor Moon,. Sorry, but I must disagree with you.

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

@@Putts4Bux You must be fun at parties.

[@jocelynherzing27]

I just saw three of them outside my apartment in Chicago while I was walking my dog.

[@yellowboy258]

Coywolf . Beautiful

[@hmfmi]

They can smell sheep from miles away... Apparently they moved to where there were more sheep. The Coywolf should fit in perfectly with another hybrid that exists in NYC... Sheeple.

[@woodypatterson7234]

Tell me about it

[@googlesucks2940]

Liberalism is a mental disease that breeds sheeeeples.

[@PunchSh0t]

hmfmi This comment got me on the floor dying 😂🤣😂🤣

[@brittanyritenour4695]

Yes well there was actually a now extinct domesticated dog breed in America that is actually believed and most likely to be a coyote. Although some believe it may have been a coydog or a coyote like dog, people are now bringing thoughts to believe it was actually pure coyote entirely. This dog was called the Hare Indian Dog, which sounded and acted much like a coyote.

[@69zenos1]

They need these in San Francisco

[@erniehudson1]

Evolution at its best!

[@crystalclear312]

I own a 133 pound 2nd gen American Tundra Shepherd, lucky to have and own. I've never owned a coyote mix hybrid but I would give it a try. Hybrids with either Canis latrans/coyote or Canis lupus/wolf can be broken and trained to domestacation.

[@floridahuntsman7915]

We have coyotes and red wolves (Cannes Rufus ) and their hybrids In Texas. Particularly in the central hill country.

[@maxdostor6978]

I once saw a Wolfyote!

[@skinner1dc]

That's nothing I seen a uniyote ! Had a big horn on its head!

[@TheNaturalnuke]

Can we just call them Worgs?

[@Afrimusican]

A person of culture I see

[@nicholasforrester8587]

Fascinating

[@achozenshaman]

This reminds me of ‘a cricket in time square.’

[@guncotton1950]

after one eats your pet you wont like coywolves so much

[@igeloi]

+guncotton 1 Hunting cats and dogs seems rather unlikely when it's much easier to get roadkill and other junk out there.

[@flippityfloppity6213]

+Pinkie Pie animals are opportunistic eaters. they will get what they can when they can. with coyotes already being well known to eat cats and dogs I find it a great stretch to say a larger hybrid would not go after pets.

[@VenezuelaNow]

+Pinkie Pie Got news for you cats are one of their favorite snacks, then small dogs

[@igeloi]

50 Ducks In A Hot Tub I advise people not to let them roam free then.

[@agentfungus9742]

+guncotton 1 : I've been walking my Dobermans in the city for 40 years and have never had any problems with coyotes. The yotes and my dogs always almost seemed to play with each other. The yotes never got closer than 70 or so feet and they'd always lope off if my dogs got too close. This year, yotes have killed several small dogs in my neighborhood, even those within 10 feet of their owners in their yards. The area has gotten insanely developed the past couple of years and the animals have been getting squeezed. My 90 pound Doberman got attacked 10 days ago by a yote that darted out onto the pathway. My dog and I were just walking on a pathway, like we've been doing the past 7 years with him with no problems. I have NEVER seen such aggression before from coyotes. My opinion about them has certainly changed. I just got my CC permit. Never thought I'd ever need one, but if I have to protect my pet, so be it.

[@Janine.Najarian]

"Life Finds A Way"

[@user-zj4oo2iq3l]

Койотоволк - это интересно!

[@CmdrTomalak]

It's simply referred to now as "the eastern coyote".