Coyote (Canis latrans)

Length: Head and body 90 cm; Tail: 35 cm. Weight: 30 kg.

Characteristics: gray fur, tinted redish on the back legs; the tail is between the legs when running.

Habitat: prairie, light forest

Well known for his yip-howl at night. They tolerate the presence of humans and enjoy their garbage cans. Coyotes do not attack farming animals, but rather to rodents, rabbits and other small animals. At times they make a group to hunt a larger animal, such as a deer. The coyote belongs to the dog family. It resembles the German Shepherd and it is well known that it sometimes mates with a domestic female dog.