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What do you know about coyotes?

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Looking much like your family pet, the coyote can be found throughout the USA except for the southeast, most of Canada and all of Mexico. No longer just found in the wild, they are becoming common in large cities. The photo here shows a coyote that wandered into a Quiznos Sub Shop in Chicago’s Loop on 04 Apr 2007 and took a rest on the beverage cooler while customers watched and took photos.

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    Despite the cartoon, coyotes can easily outrun a roadrunner.

    • True
    • False
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    Coyotes have been known, on occasion, to order merchandise from the Acme Corporation although lately they have been switching to Amazon.Com.

    • True
    • False
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    Experts estimate that over 2,000 coyotes currently live in Chicago’s downtown area.

    • True
    • False
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    Coyotes are more active during the day than at night.

    • True
    • False
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    An adult coyote typically weighs

    • 20-25 pounds
    • 40-45 pounds
    • 70-75 pounds
    • Over 100 pounds
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    Coyotes will attack humans unprovoked.

    • True
    • False
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    Coyotes kill and eat a large number of rats.

    • True
    • False
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    Coyotes can interbreed with your pet dog.

    • True, given the chance
    • True in some cases, but they are more likely to kill small dogs
    • False, although they do interbreed with wolves
    • False, they keep to their own kind
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    Some Native Americans believed that the coyote could transform into a man.

    • Yes
    • No
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    Despite their reputation, coyotes seldom attack livestock.

    • True
    • False

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Written by Gary J Sibio

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