Coyotes (Canis latrans) are members of the Canidae family and share many traits with their relatives — wolves, dogs, foxes and jackals.

Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya's "Ex Situ Canis Latrans" brings the artist's inventive assemblage to Murmurs L.A.

Most people, including biologists, now generally refer to them as Eastern coyotes (Canis latrans), but sometimes even the scientists aren’t exactly sure where this critter falls in the taxonomic ...

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While you may think spotting a coyote (Canis latrans) in your neighborhood is rare, it’s actually not uncommon. “Coyotes are adaptable to whatever environment they come across,” says Sheldon ...

Through chemical analyses, the team identified substantial contributions from salmon proteins in the bone, indicating that these ancient canids regularly fed on salmon—an unusual diet for canids of ...

The animal weighed 84 pounds (38 kilograms), which is four times as heavy as a western coyote (Canis latrans) and double the average weight of an eastern coyote — a hybrid species with both ...

Coyotes (Canis latrans) can make use of anthropogenic resources and reported rates of conflict have increased in cities across North America.

The hybrid, or Canis latrans var., is about 55 pounds heavier than pure coyotes, with longer legs, a larger jaw, smaller ears and a bushier tail.

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