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A coywolf is a canid hybrid descended from coyotes (Canis latrans), eastern wolves (Canis lycaon), gray wolves (Canis lupus), and dogs (Canis familiaris). All of these species are members of the genus Canis with 78 chromosomes ; they therefore can interbreed. [ 1 ]
On August 4, 2010, a 19-year-old female from San Antonio, Texas was bitten in the head by a coyote. The woman underwent rabies treatment in San Antonio. [103] On January 23, 2011, a man was sleeping on the beach was bitten by a coyote. He received precautionary rabies treatment. [104]
The study suggests that at some point in time, female coyotes managed to mate with some of the male wolves of the remnant wild Mexican wolf populations. Analysis on the haplotype of some coyotes from Texas also detected the presence of male wolf introgression, such as Y chromosomes from the gray wolves in the southern coyotes.
This canine has been named Canis latrans var. [3] and has been referred to as the eastern coyote, northeastern coyote, coywolf, [4] and the southern tweed wolf. [5] [6]Coyotes and wolves first hybridized in the Great Lakes region, followed by a hybrid coyote expansion that created the largest mammalian hybrid zone known. [7]
Generally, adult coyotes (including coywolf hybrids) have a sable coat color, dark neonatal coat color, bushy tail with an active supracaudal gland, and a white facial mask. [12] Albinism is extremely rare in coyotes. Out of a total of 750,000 coyotes killed by federal and cooperative hunters between March 1938 and June 1945, only two were albinos.
Topographic map of Texas. This is a list of mammals of Texas. Mammals native to or immediately off the coast of the U.S. state of Texas are listed first. Introduced mammals, whether intentional or unintentional, are listed separately. The varying geography of Texas, the second largest state, provides a large variety of habitats for mammals.
The tunnel, discovered on Jan. 10, connects the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez with the Texas city of El Paso. On the Mexican side, it measures about 1,000 feet and is equipped with lighting ...
The term is sometimes mistakenly used for coywolves, which are common in northeastern North America, whereas true coydogs are only occasionally found in the wild. [4] A captive female coyote mating with a male dog, then nursing the resulting hybrids ("dogotes")