Meet the coywolf: A newly emerging species is behind the brazen attacks in Durham

Toronto Star ^ | August 15, 2009 | Carola Vyhnak

[PzLdr]

One of the major reasons coyotes extended their range was the extirpation of the gray wolf. As a rule, wolves kill abny coyote they find in their pack range. I read that since the re-introductioon of the wolf in Yellowstone, the coyote population has been halved.

[Oztrich Boy]

Yes and yes. It's a "coywolf."

"Coywolf" sounds girly. It's a Wolfote!

[jazusamo]

Yep, I think wolfote is more appropriate too, especially because it’ll be a more dangerous animal than a coyote.

[ansel12]

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.

I'm not buying your tale but I guarantee that you would love this book.
http://www.amazon.com/Wolfen-Whitley-Strieber/dp/0380704404

[Terriergal]

We're seeing "evolution in action," he says. LOL I bet if you crossed a great dane with a mastiff they wouldn't say we're seeing evolution in action. What a joke.

[Terriergal]

btw they look like they’d make a nice coat.

[Terriergal]

I think the guy is talking about unarmed idiotic nature-naive foot travel.

[Terriergal]

Saying that wolves, coyotes, and dogs are all separate species is a mistake. If they interbreed and produce viable offspring, they should be considered members of the same species.

I agree, they should be subspecies.

[Terriergal]

The econuts never talk about the way wolves (or these predators) bring down their prey by hamstringing then starting to devour that animal while still alive even though it’s part of nature and survival.

Oh some of them do, but even though these same econuts see us as just another animal (I disagree) in their totally materialistic world (i.e. no supernatural) they figure we somehow can't humanely hunt and kill an animal for food ourselves. rational disconnect there...

[kaylar]

Coyotes truly are evolving into more intelligent predators, particularly in the area of searching and stalking prey

[Varda]

Yes this is evolution. It's just not the form of speciation with which you're familiar. It's much more common in plants than animals but certain genera (and genus Canis is one of those) produce new species this way.

[jazusamo]

I agree and it’s uncanny how they have adapted to living among man, even in our cities and very seldom being seen by us.

[jazusamo]

they figure we somehow can't humanely hunt and kill an animal for food ourselves. rational disconnect there...

Good point...I believe the vast majority of the AR and eco crowd would have us all be vegans or at least vegetarians and not be concerned in the least about the inferior animals eating each other.

[Joe 6-pack]

""As a biologist I find it hard to explain how a coyote brings down a 900-pound steer."

I wonder where he got his biology degree...

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...he needs to sue the faculty for malpractice.

[RobbyS]

I take it you now go armed on your travels.

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from August 15, 2009. Thanks jazusamo. Blam, I figured you'd want to see this.

[peter goezignia]

The latest research reveals that every sub- species of wolf that has ever walked north america were different variations/percentages of admixture of coyotes and gray wolf that naturally developed in their own region’s. Red wolf-western wolf-rocky mountain wolves-mexican wolves- timber wolves -algonquin wolves ect..... the lone true wolf on the continent is the gray wolf.and they to got larger up north as there evolution required them to in order to kill larger game.both evolution and breeding plays factors but crossbreeding is natures fastest way.this coywolf influx is natures way to fill the void in the eco system where there have been an absence of wolves