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coyote

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


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The agency recorded one human fatality from a coyote in 1981 and another fatality from a black bear in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 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

My friend was shamed for reporting a coyote sighting in her desert neighborhood on Nextdoor and took the post down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

“Yeah, I have an injured coyote here in Rockledge. Yeah, looks pretty bad. I’ll text you the location, drop a pin on the map. Yep. Okay, great.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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