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coyote

[kahy-oh-tee, kahy-oht] / kaɪˈoʊ ti, ˈkaɪ oʊt /


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Stunning biologists, a lone coyote swims to Alcatraz.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

On April 2, the agency captured and humanely euthanized the coyote responsible for the attacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

DNA testing confirmed the coyote is responsible for attacking another child at about 4 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A lonely coyote stalks the barren ground around oil pump jacks; a dead deer, its eye milky white, lies on a fern-like blanket of boughs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

“The human has to improve his variety. A coyote can’t live on bird alone.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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