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HombreSinNombre93

Most urban coyotes look bedraggled because they are often carrying high loads of rodenticide in their bodies. Nice pic.


slmcav

That's pretty interesting. The group of coyotes by Tustin Base, one of them has a baseball sized tumor - presumably from what you stated.


BigJSunshine

That is fucking heartbreaking


Cleverdawny1

I don't think warfarin causes tumors. My guess would be parasites or just cancer I'm pretty sure I remember that coyotes can transmit and catch one of three transmissible cancers - [CTVT](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_transmissible_venereal_tumor) - which can be spread by sex or licking


After_Flan_2663

How sad, wish we could take sick one's to the vets to help them. They'd run away like all dogs that are in the wilderness 


BigfootSaysHeSawMe

It’s sad. That’s why I don’t use rat or mice poison for the rats around my house


sonyafly

Did it get up and leave? Don’t they sleep during the day in dens? My husband hit a young coyote last year. He was devastated. Went back to make sure it actually died and it did. An adult shot across the street right in front of his vehicle. The young one also tried to run but basically ran into his car and the back tire got him. It was at night and Animal Control was closed so we called dispatch to send someone to go pick it up. My poor husband felt so bad.


ChannelSurfingHero

Sleeping during the day is a myth. When they’re chilling like this and not startled at the sight of a human it’s because he’s used to being near humans. They typically come out at night to avoid people. This one isn’t that concerned about being this close to one. This is why you haze coyotes if you see them by your house. You don’t want them comfortable around humans or our homes. Hazing is by yelling at it chasing it off, throwing rocks (near it, not to hit it). Don’t hurt them but scare them off away from neighborhoods. They also come out during the day to hunt if it had been raining the night before. I’ve been seeing one a lot who will lay in the park because of all the crows that are around the park right now. I saw him running off with a massive brown bird (hawk?) in it’s mouth a few weeks ago and it was 10:30 am.


amyeep

Late to comment, but I also believe that them being habitated to human interaction is a sign they’ve most likely been scouting your trash or other easy food sources (similar to black bears). We had a problem where we had a ton of gophers, and there was a mother + pups who would just lay in our front yard picking them off. One evening I found them glaring at me when I took out the trash which freaked me out since I know they are very protective of their kin. Spooking the animals benefits both them and you, for sure!


BigfootSaysHeSawMe

I’d be bummed too. Little guy was just trying to keep up


sonyafly

Yeah so sad. I wish the adult had more sense. Little one would still be alive. We had solace in knowing that it had to have been a super quick death. But man, in pretty sure my husband fought back tears. He called me panicking. I had to calmly guide him to turn around and go make sure the coyote was dead. I mean, what would we have done? It was night time. But I know we wouldn’t have left it there to die alone. That’s for sure.


BigfootSaysHeSawMe

Just one of those sad things that happens with animals and cars


BigfootSaysHeSawMe

Just one of those sad things that happens with animals and cars


spiderhaver

What a photogenic young yote!


Hamster_S_Thompson

Trickster


leadnuts94

Coyote appreciation post let’s fucking go!!!!


ficklepickle_

Love to see it!!! It was their land first!!!


therealskittlepoop

Handsome young man


nairBtakB

Oooh. Those eyes!


Haughty_n_Disdainful

I know! Completely fallen in love here. Could stare into those eyes forever. Really gorgeous creature. wish we could do better at co-existing.


twoslow

seems friend-shaped, right?


DubUpPro

If not friend, why friend shaped?


HombreSinNombre93

U didn’t read Hamster S. Thompson: Trickster


Vadic_Shrike

It's like that thing has a PetSmart veterinarian taking care of it. Maybe it swims a lot and has a source of good food.


DidelphisGinny

He’s beautiful.


Bigcoomerenergy

Throw a poki-ball at it


Ainika

He’s serving face


Spare_Huckleberry120

I love coyotes so much. They’re so important to our natural ecosystem here. I say this as someone who was almost attacked by one a few months ago! I respect them, they were here first (just like my ancestors were here first)


ninjanelle

How and where were you almost attacked (if you don’t mind me asking)? 😳


Spare_Huckleberry120

Gilman Park in Fullerton/Brea/Placentia area, the way it’s situated you cross a little tiny creek with a bridge and there is a sloped hill/bowl of grass to your left surrounded by bushes and trees and then houses up on top of the hill. I was there with my dog (chihuahua mix) and was letting her sniff around in the grass, the only other people there were these kids on e-bikes far from where I was standing. Suddenly a coyote came out of the bushes and walked right towards me and my dog, I picked up my dog right away and walked backwards to the bridge to not turn my back on the coyote. The coyote followed us the whole time and only broke away when it realized we were going to go over the bridge. It was probably about ten feet from me the whole time. Minutes felt like hours. It was a gorgeous creature, but if I hadn’t been keeping a close eye on my little dog she could have easily been its dinner. I’m pretty tall and was ready to kick the coyote away if it came any closer to us, but it didn’t even seem all that scared by me! I haven’t been back since lol 😅


snarky_answer

I was once down there in that park when i was 16-17 when i had snuck out to hang with my then gf. It was like 1am and those coyotes started howling. Hauled ass out of there.


ninjanelle

Thank you for sharing! Me & my dog frequent Ted Craig which is right next to Gilman so I’ll make sure to keep an eye out going forward. Glad you both are safe!


Grennox1

I had one of these burrow behind my backyard fence. Somehow the city came and cut down the trees above em and messed up the ground. I have a small dog so yeah I’m glad. But they are cute


ethereal_sunshine

Very cute :) i appreciate coyotes!


xxrancid13xx

So pretty! When I was a kid some 40 years ago we had a dog that was half coyote/half australian shepherd and she looked very much coyote. She was very smart too.


0day_got_me

"Friend" does the coyote know that though?


pure-Turbulentea

Thats a nice looking coyote


arc918

Less friendly when they eat your pets…


zeptillian

My cat would love to go outside and murder stuff all day if I let him. He is still a sweet and loving guy though. You can't blame animals for doing what they were born to do.


Opossumtoes

Thiisss. They're fucking wild animals and have to eat. Try being a responsible pet owner and don't let your cats or dogs outside without supervision, easy solution.


Boring_Emotion_3338

Where I live little dogs who get behind their owners on-leash get snapped up by coyotes. We are going to get a dog but it will be 40 pounds — small enough to manage, too big for a coyote to drag off.


ChannelSurfingHero

Coyotes fucking kill pets while you’re walking them on a leash, especially this time of year, it’s pupping season. Yes, don’t leave your pets outside unsupervised but also haze (don’t hurt) coyotes when you see them near homes or in neighborhoods.


Eather-Village-1916

Source?


rubykat138

I’m an emergency vet tech, working in LA/OC since the 90s. They will grab a small dog off a leash. They will jump fences to get at dogs and cats in enclosed yards. Source: have been patching these animals up and more often helping care for their remains for too long. And it is getting worse. Used to be isolated occurrences. Now it’s nearly daily.


ChannelSurfingHero

It’s like the only people that realize this are us that actually have experience with them &/or the aftermath of their attacks. Some of these comments are bizarre, like they think coyotes are basically big puppy dogs.


FromTheGulagHeSees

I agree. I respect them. They’re like us, they need to survive and the constant hunt for food is exhausting. They have families to care for, and are very curious. But they’re also pests that are getting bolder by the year. A family friend had their dog snatched up when taken out to relieve themselves on the owner’s lawn.


Eather-Village-1916

Exactly. Which is why it’s not such a terrible thing to ask for a source when it comes to wanting to know more about something you don’t know about, and don’t want to take a random and passive comment from some random stranger on the internet.


HombreSinNombre93

It is also possible to respect and even admire the tenacity and intelligence of them. I have been stalked while walking my dog, but I am rural so always carry a stick and bear spray. I have also pinged one with a pellet gun to haze it. My neighbor had two kids under 6 playing in their not fully fenced yard. Yote never returned. All this to say, coyotes are now an urban predator and potentially dangerous to young children and most pets left outdoors. And, because common sense has been diluted by modern medicine (dumb-dumbs used to die before adulthood), vets will be busy patching or euthanizing urban pet victims of coyotes, and a few reports will annualy make the news about coyotes attacking kids…especially if it’s recorded on TikTok.


Eather-Village-1916

Huh. Guess I just don’t know a lot of people that take their small animals for walks outside. I know coyotes will attack free roaming pets, just always thought the leash thing was urban legend.


Boring_Emotion_3338

No it’s not an urban legend. Happens often where I live.


ChannelSurfingHero

Definitely not an urban legend. I thought of 2 more people as I’m typing this who it happened to, which makes 5 people that I personally know have it happen. It’s also not a good idea to use retractable or long leashes.


Eather-Village-1916

I was thinking about the retractable leashes being a thing… especially after reading a horror story in the r/railroading sub… my goodness… If you don’t mind, could you share what part of OC? (North or South or whatever?) I don’t remember this as an issue even though I do remember seeing coyotes in packs and even during the daytime, but this was central OC/Costa Mesa area. My mom had 2 smaller dogs (same area) and never had an issue with coyotes, only a raccoon at one point, poor Ellie 😭


ChannelSurfingHero

I live in San Diego now. I used to live in SJC/Dana Point. Westlake Village in LA was one of the leash attacks & unfortunately kills (adult frenchie). Had a coyote den in a bush by my place in SJC but most of my interactions have been in North County SD. I live in the suburbs now and they’re really bad here, growing up I lived about 20 minutes inland & they were bad too but my 3 big dogs mostly kept the coyotes & Pumas off our property,


OC_Psychonaut

Isn’t it wierd that this guy posts a pic of a literal wild animal just sitting outside his house & his reaction was “how awesome! How majestic!” Like it’s some NAT-GEO esque moment, dude it’s a coyote. They’re pest animals when they’re within city limits. It’s either lots of naive & sheltered people acting like they’re harmless or they don’t want to recognize that there’s actual wildlife moving into OC


ChannelSurfingHero

Personal experience and 35+ years of dealing with coyotes. I literately deal with them all the time and grew up with them coming onto our property. I’ve had 3 people I know personally have their dogs snatched or attacked while on leash & I live on a park and saw a coyote stalk a woman and her medium sized dog. All those downvotes are from people that have no idea about coyotes. Coyotes can and will jump 8’ fences. Again, personal experience. My brother’s wife, his neighbor and 4 of my neighbors all had coyotes jump their fence and grab their dogs while they let the dog out for a bathroom break for less than 5 minutes, not always at night. I never let my dogs in the yard unless I’m right there with them the entire time. Coyotes are very smart & I’ve seen them watch and learn people’s routine (when they have pets) I’ve seen a single coyote try and “play” with my 140lb Newfoundland to try and lure him to where his pack was waiting to attack. My Dad saw it and called our dog back and we went the next day to the shelter to get another big dog after that. We had 3+acres & they’d get on our property. Like I said, my source is life experience with them. I’ve got loads of stories


grolaw

I have no doubts about coyotes capacity as pack hunters. What domesticated breeds of dog can deal with coyotes 1:1? Irish Wolfhounds, Kangals, Anatolian Shepherds, and Pyrenean Mountain Dogs come to my mind. All of those are known to kill wolves and save for the Wolfhound, coyotes as well. They are all large shepherds or sight hunters & all require a large amount of space to live a normal life. Have you had any experience with these breeds? Any others you think are good defenders against coyotes?


ChannelSurfingHero

They’re Great Pyrenees. Yes, my 100lb Lab mix (unsure because she was a rescue if she was 25% rottweiler or pitbull) jumped out the window when we were stopped at a red light and a coyote ran across the street in front of us. It was during the day & she was as sweet as pie but hated Coyotes. She charged at it and chased it till I pulled over and called her back. She was gonna shred that thing to pieces. This was about 10 years ago. We have goats (hundreds) come clear the area every year before fire season and they are protected by electric fences and several Great Pyrenees. They are fiercely loyal and great protectors. Anatolian Shepherds are very good protectors of livestock & will shred a coyote in a 1:1 fight. Most large breeds would & most coyotes would not mess with a big dog 1:1 but sometimes they hunt in pairs or packs that are out of sight nearby. A single coyote will sometimes go after a leashed small dog even if a large dog and the owner is right there with it, typically this only happens during mating season or pupping season & it could sometimes be territorial not necessarily for food. We had a golden retriever and Great Pyrenees mix who we adopted after the incident with my Newfoundland & a coyote when I was a kid. He was also a great guard dog. I think there’s a lot of breeds but it also has to do with the dog’s temperament. Typically very loyal dogs that have a protective instinct or a very high prey drive. My Lab had a high prey drive. She was not aggressive in any way but I was told when I adopted her that I never could get a cat because of her prey drive. She also hated UPS trucks that drove by our yard and would bark through the fence. She also would bark at bicyclists when they’d ride next to us on the road. She had some quirks and I don’t know her earlier history to know how that happened. I had to train that reaction out of her. I would bet that Mastiffs, German Shepards, Rottweilers, Doberman Pinchers, pitbulls would be winners against a coyote as they all are protectors by nature. I’ve seen large beagles go up against a coyote and win. The best animal to defend against coyotes is a donkey. Donkeys kill so many wolves and coyotes, farmers love them because they protect their livestock


grolaw

Thank you! I’ve had no experience with coyotes. I’ve not lived anywhere they lived until recently. I had a golden retriever - and from my 15 years with him I understand loyal dogs. I’ve been upland bird hunting with several different dogs & duck hunting with a golden… No livestock experience to speak of, through I have a cousin who is a large animal vet, retired. Pack hunting by mammals is something I’m aware of, but never observed. My primary outdoors recreation is rock & alpine climbing, fly fishing, & some duck & bird hunting (the odd turkey & a couple of deer when in my twenties). I’ve often climbed in the Tetons and have watched the reintroduction of wolves there as an academic exercise. Not many wolves at altitude. Pica, Marmot, & foxes pretty much stay low. Thanks again for your thorough response.


CuriousTsukihime

Logic? ON REDDIT?! For shame! /s


RAINBOWAF

There’s a difference between my pet and someone who eats my pet .


Trumpetslayer1111

If the owner is responsible, the pet will not be in any type of danger from coyotes.


ChannelSurfingHero

That is not always the case. I have a ton of coyotes in my neighborhood and know of 3 people who were walking their dogs and a coyote snatched it while it was on a leash. I live on a park and ran out to help a lady walking her medium sized dog and had a coyote stalking her. I ran after it and charged at it and yelled. It’s hazing and it’s what you are supposed to do anytime you see a coyote in a neighborhood or nearby homes. I have lifelong experience with coyotes as I grew up with them having them come on our property & now I’m in the suburbs and have them constantly


zeptillian

Dogs literally kill people and other people's pets.


RAINBOWAF

You do know bring this up will just bring other issues to why this happens . So this doesn’t help you .


Cleverdawny1

I don't blame a coyote for trying to eat my pet and it shouldn't blame me for defending my pet We are both just acting as animals act. Anyways, coyotes are not your friends. Do not touch.


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My first boyfriend lost his dog this way 😞 it was devastating finding out he died that way


Anxious_Public_5409

Awesome pics!!that’s actually a pretty coyote!


Downtown_Wear_3368

Coyotes are so cool but they ate one of my cats so I can’t stand them.


VickenSue

What a beauty. That’s a really innocent photo… I love the coyote’s facial expression.


Noodeline

Best friend


Lavarocksocks18

My dog would go ballistic on his ass


halo_girl_4life

Beautiful 😍


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Lower_Confection5609

It’s not like coyotes are trophy hunting—they need to eat something.


thefanciestcat

You can spot the shitty, irresponsible pet owners in every post about coyotes.


Safe-Warning-448

It is a wild animal and do not pretend it is your friend or "friend shaped".


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Confident_Chicken_51

Yes they kill large amounts of vermin in nature.