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Originally Posted by CaliNative
I read somewhere that the coyotes in the northeastern U.S. may have interbred with wolves in the Rocky mountain states, the Dakotas & upstate Minnesota as they moved east, so they are somewhat bigger and perhaps more dangerous and aggressive than the variety we have in California, which are slightly smaller than a German Shepherd and more slender in build and usually timid & easy to shoo away except when they are in a pack. I wonder if coyotes interbreed with dogs? Sometimes they prey on the smaller dogs (and cats) out here in San Diego suburbs. You don't keep small dogs and cats outside where there are coyotes. A big dog could probably take care of itself.
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Wow, that's cool. The ones I have encountered are slender and are easily scared off with noises or an appearance of a big human flexing/making noise.
I remember about ten years ago having a stare down, man against beast. 1 v 1. Luckily the coyote flinched and fled, definitely a bit scary at the time.