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coyote

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


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People can become infected by swallowing tapeworm eggs, such as through food contaminated with coyote or dog feces.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

“Tonight, I feel a little like the coyote with no more roadrunner to chase.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

Stunning biologists, a lone coyote swims to Alcatraz.

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

The Department of Fish and Wildlife said that the coyote was likely drawn into populated areas by the smell of food waste, unsecured trash cans or pet food left outside.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

It’s just a coyote being a coyote, living its wild life.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Recently in West Hollywood, a pack of coyotes began occupying an abandoned condominium construction site.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

“Most interestingly — and I find this kind of exciting actually — every night around 10 or 11, you start to hear this gang of coyotes howling,” resident Paul Manganello told KTLA.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Many then pay several thousand dollars to smugglers known as coyotes who take them on a grueling journey across the Brazilian border deep in the Amazon rainforest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

As mountain lion activity increased, coyotes and bobcats were observed less frequently.

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

Over the past few years, the police had caught four coyotes in Harlem and delivered them to the Bronx Zoo.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore




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