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Coyote | The Humane Society of the United States |
 | | Coyotes are a close relative of the wolf and the domestic dog. |
 | | The settlers did coyotes a big favor through the relentless pursuit of the animal's larger cousin, the wolf, whose presence often held coyote populations in check, and through the abundant provision of garbage, dead draft animals, and wantonly slaughtered wildlife, such as the bison, upon which coyote populations thrived. |
 | | Coyotes are territorial, with the males marking their boundaries, as many canids do, with urine signposts. |
| www.hsus.org /wildlife/a_closer_look_at_wildlife/coyote.html (870 words) |
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