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Post by Coolkat on Jan 8, 2016 10:50:40 GMT -8
IF this guy is telling the truth (he never shows his speedometer) I had no idea that coyotes could run this fast.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2016 9:14:29 GMT -8
I don't doubt it. Different sources say up to 43 mph. However, not all coyotes are that fast. I've seen a mule deer doe chase a coyote over nearly a mile and repeatedly catch up and roll the coyote in the dirt. The coyote had been after the doe's fawn. Reminds me of a quote, which I've somewhat altered for the occasion: "Hell hath no fury like a mother's scorn." Incidentally, the fastest land mammal in North America is the pronghorn (also called "antelope.") The link above says 61 mph. I see them on a daily basis here in Wyoming. And I don't doubt that speed either. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 17:41:09 GMT -8
IF this guy is telling the truth (he never shows his speedometer) I had no idea that coyotes could run this fast And they sometimes run more than 100 miles in a 24 hour period. This area of Reno has MANY big fat coyotes. They all look very well fed. Lots of rabbits around here too. Both are very common sights. I have seen some coyotes run VERY fast at times. I even saw one walking around downtown Reno (0300 hrs)where it looked like nothing but concrete for around a mile in any direction. I have also seen them in front of this house and they are also common sights in backyards around here. And they make their coyote noises every morning. I have always wondered what triggers them to all howl at the same time. Usually around 0430 hrs. -Don- Reno, NV |
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Post by Coolkat on Jan 10, 2016 17:47:21 GMT -8
I have always wondered what triggers them to all howl at the same time. I remember the first time I heard the howls of a pack of coyotes when car camping many years ago. I didn't know what it was. Sounded like a bunch of little kids laughing & crying at the same time. when I woke up in the morning my friend told me that the whole pack of them ran between out nights in the middle of the morning. I never heard them come through as I was fast asleep. I have a feeling my friend was up because he was a little nervous from being in the bear country for the first time. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 17:48:32 GMT -8
Incidentally, the fastest land mammal in North America is the pronghorn I have seen them out here too and once my dog, thinking they were rabbits in a distance, tried to chase them. The Pronghorns immediately charged at the dog (boy did my dog look confused!). Anyway my dog put on its brakes and the Pronghorn all stopped (six of them). But one thing I never understood is why the fastest land animal will charge when it can easily out-run any other land animal. -Don- Reno, NV |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 17:55:05 GMT -8
I remember the first time I heard the howls of a pack of coyotes when car camping many years ago. I didn't know what it was. Sounded like a bunch of little kids laughing & crying at the same time. Yep. They sound exactly like that and very unlike the way heard in the movies. I could probably set my clocks by their noises. Seems close to around 0430 hrs every morning. Dogs in this are ignore the noise, perhaps because they hear it as expected every morning. -Don- Reno, NV |
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