Description and Habits
[ul][*]Usually gray with a rusty color on neck and flanks[*]Black patches on base and tip of tail help distinguish from dogs[*]20-30 pounds[*]18-21 inches tall[*]42-50 inches long[*]Average litter of 4 to 5 pups[*]Run as fast as 40 miles per hour[*]Diet includes fruits and vegetables, pet food, small wild and domestic animals, snakes and lizards, and garbage "" The site is:
http://www.gf.state.az.us/w_c/urban_coyote.shtml[/ul]
How do these rate up with the Eastern coyote? The Eastern averages a larger coyote and one that is hybred with a red wolf . Are you saying this is the same animal? The color here can be different also such as red like a fox to almost black like a wolf.