Friday, August 8, 2008

Canis latrans (barker)

Death Valley, California.
I spotted this coyote wandering along the side of the highway.


Also called the American jackal, Brush wolf or Prairie wolf. Death Valley is an amazing place and any living creature that can survive in this environment deserves admiration. The temperature on this mid-March day was over 100F (38C), and a group of 3 coyotes were merrily trotting along, which in itself was quite lucky, as they are generally a solitary animal. Not as formidable as el lobo, but at this stage, this is the nearest I've come to seeing a wolf in the wild.

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