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coyote

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


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If you have a sloped yard that struggles with runoff, consider planting ground cover, such as buckwheat and coyote brush, which act as a protective carpet over the soil and slow the flow of water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Now, Roebuck says, he was “booger barking” like a riled-up coyote.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

It’s a one-track, single-minded way of thinking, eerily reminiscent of, oh, I don’t know, a hungry coyote blindly pursuing a roadrunner.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

A coyote is bathed in red light; a cougar stalks near a grand piano; a man stands in a tropical jungle surrounded by mist; a pay phone off the hook dangles by its cord.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“I told her the coyote is like a cute wild dog, and her eyes just went—” He mimes eyes exploding open.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Also, avoid walking at dawn and dusk, when coyotes are active.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Wolves will defend their territory, so they can pose a risk to nearby dogs and coyotes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 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

With fewer coyotes and bobcats present, foxes appeared to benefit.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026

The vixen swiped at one of the coyotes from above, taunting him, and Pax snapped at the other’s flank.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker




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