Coyote Biology

Interesting article. Perhaps sheds some light on why more black coyotes are seen east of the Mississippi.
 
hm1996 said:
Interesting article. Perhaps sheds some light on why more black coyotes are seen east of the Mississippi.
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What is missing from this study. Or perhaps I missed it? Not ALL wild coyotes, will fight with a dog. (As claimed by some on here). Another point that is missing? is. That some dogs(domestic/feral). Will come into heat during the breeding months of coyotes.
 
medic joe said:
Re-read the topic post above(coyote biology). Perhaps you've missed something about coydogs.
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Furthermore. Show me one pic of a wild purebred coyote. That has the color "blue" in it's fur. Blue being a primary color on a color chart. Is NOT made by mixing silver with black. Research it, educate yourself.
 
Gehrt does bring up feral dogs which, for obvious reasons, would be more likely to mate with a coyote than a domestic dog. He says that in places like the Southeastern U.S., where packs of wild dogs are more common, the chances for interbreeding go up slightly. But even then, Gehrt points to the different breeding cycles that coyotes and dogs have. Dogs can breed year-round, he says, while coyotes only have a narrow breeding window during the winter months.
 
medic joe said:
Gehrt does bring up feral dogs which, for obvious reasons, would be more likely to mate with a coyote than a domestic dog. He says that in places like the Southeastern U.S., where packs of wild dogs are more common, the chances for interbreeding go up slightly. But even then, Gehrt points to the different breeding cycles that coyotes and dogs have. Dogs can breed year-round, he says, while coyotes only have a narrow breeding window during the winter months.
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I suppose now that I posted this biology study. There will be doubters. Who previously accused me of not believing in biology? Yeah, well ok. lol!
 
medic joe said:
I suppose now that I posted this biology study. There will be doubters. Who previously accused me of not believing in biology? Yeah, well ok. lol!
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Some of you are so full of yourselves(I've seen it all, thus I know it all BS) . I've hunted coyotes as long as most long time hunters on here. Keep spewing forth your rants on me. I could care less what you claim to know. Your BS doesn't cut any ice with me.
 
medic joe said:
I suppose now that I posted this biology study. There will be doubters. Who previously accused me of not believing in biology? Yeah, well ok. lol!
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What's actually amazing is that you posted an article that absolutely destroys the arguements you've been making for a week, and because you don't understand what they are saying, you're attempting a victory lap. This is actually kinda sad.
 
Hecouldgoalltheway said:
What's actually amazing is that you posted an article that absolutely destroys the arguements you've been making for a week, and because you don't understand what they are saying, you're attempting a victory lap. This is actually kinda sad.
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Gehrt does bring up feral dogs which, for obvious reasons, would be more likely to mate with a coyote than a domestic dog. He says that in places like the Southeastern U.S., where packs of wild dogs are more common, the chances for interbreeding go up slightly. But even then, Gehrt points to the different breeding cycles that coyotes and dogs have. Dogs can breed year-round, he says, while coyotes only have a narrow breeding window during the winter months.

What he doesn't mention in this paragraph is. A dog can also come in heat during the same months as coyotes do.
 
medic joe said:
Gehrt does bring up feral dogs which, for obvious reasons, would be more likely to mate with a coyote than a domestic dog. He says that in places like the Southeastern U.S., where packs of wild dogs are more common, the chances for interbreeding go up slightly. But even then, Gehrt points to the different breeding cycles that coyotes and dogs have. Dogs can breed year-round, he says, while coyotes only have a narrow breeding window during the winter months.

What he doesn't mention in this paragraph is. A dog can also come in heat during the same months as coyotes do.
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medic joe said:
Gehrt does bring up feral dogs which, for obvious reasons, would be more likely to mate with a coyote than a domestic dog. He says that in places like the Southeastern U.S., where packs of wild dogs are more common, the chances for interbreeding go up slightly. But even then, Gehrt points to the different breeding cycles that coyotes and dogs have. Dogs can breed year-round, he says, while coyotes only have a narrow breeding window during the winter months.

What he doesn't mention in this paragraph is. A dog can also come in heat during the same months as coyotes do.
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Feral dogs are referenced in the above study....I'll point out, a feral dog is in fact still a dog. Whether it is feral or not. All coyotes do not attack or try to kill a dog. IF..that were true? Most outdoor dogs would be getting hammered on by the local coyotes. Like the domestic dog or any dog for that matter. Not all of them have an aggressive nature. Same goes with coyotes. However, most dog/coyotes interactions I know about. The coyotes were aggressive to those acreage/farm dogs. However, I know of a few instances. Where a farm dog was seen playing with a wild coyote. Yeah...hard to believe huh.
 
Technically, all Eastern coyotes are part coyote, part wolf, and part dog. Wildlife biologists believe this is because coyotes occasionally interbred with wolves and dogs as they expanded eastward from their historic range in the deserts and plains of North America. Eastern coyotes still contain trace amounts of dog genetics in their DNA — hence the persistent coydog term — but a host of biological barriers make it highly unlikely for dogs and coyotes to breed in the wild today.
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The term “coywolf” is similar to coydog in that it is sometimes misused to describe an Eastern coyote. A true coywolf is 50 percent coyote and 50 percent wolf. The two species are known to have interbred historically, but they rarely do so today.
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“Basically what the geneticists have found is that most of the coyotes east of the Mississippi have varying degrees of small amounts of dog DNA in them,” Gehrt says. “But it’s a small percentage, and in some cases, it’s only a fraction of a percent.
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I've always found the reports of cross breeding and other anomolies in the wild interesting such as the ocelot/housecat cross mentioned before.

Far be it from me to say yay or nay on the subject, as I have never seen anything that looked like a cross, but I have seen all the pictures of "black" coyotes whose coats do bear a resemblance to dogs. I found the above quotes from the article which could hint at an explanation.

Genetics do seem to have a way of skipping multiple generations in the animal world, that's for sure.
 
hm1996 said:
I've always found the reports of cross breeding and other anomolies in the wild interesting such as the ocelot/housecat cross mentioned before.

Far be it from me to say yay or nay on the subject, as I have never seen anything that looked like a cross, but I have seen all the pictures of "black" coyotes whose coats do bear a resemblance to dogs. I found the above quotes from the article which could hint at an explanation.

Genetics do seem to have a way of skipping multiple generations in the animal world, that's for sure.
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Clarence, I have read up on this stuff multiple times, and the general consensus on the hybridization is that there were coyote dog breedings that occurred. After seeing so many pictures of coyotes with very doglike markings I don’t know how one could argue that it never happened. It is well documented that it can happen in captivity. Why would it be impossible in the wild?

Thing is, I don’t care as much as some on this topic to argue my beliefs. It does make for some entertaining reading though!
 
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