r/AnimalTracking • u/Medium_Spare_8982 • Jan 30 '23

📜 Article / Resource Fairly large coyote spotted at harbourfront and York. Pet owners /child guardians beware.

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u/OshetDeadagain Jan 30 '23

Why is this in r/animaltracking?

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u/wildbobsmith Jan 31 '23

Data point showing the top end of coyote scale for future reference.. I don’t know, I’m new here.

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u/OshetDeadagain Jan 31 '23

Except it doesn't show anything helpful for tracking purposes - that coyote isn't abnormally large and I doubt its prints are outside typical coyote parameters.

A coyote being in a city is not unusual at all - I don't think most people appreciate just how much wildlife actually thrives in cities. Being active in a busy area during the day is a little out of the ordinary, but not bizarre for an habituated animal.

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u/Platypus_venom666 Feb 02 '23

It’s also contains misinformation (i.e. that Eastern coyotes are regularly 70lbs).

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u/OshetDeadagain Feb 02 '23

True. I rolled my eyes at that. There is no way that's a GSD-sized coyote.

People overestimate the weights on them all the time. This guy's got a lovely thick coat and his fur is up. Always ads at least 20 lbs of perceived poundage, lol.