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Can you tell the difference between a wolf and a coyote if you see them around after dark? I can’t.

Posted - October 3, 2020

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  • 44608
    Yes. Let's define after dark. That means it is light out. I can tell them apart. The wolf is larger and the coyote has long ears and a fox-like face. A wolf's face is more dog-like. Wolf on top...coyote on bottom.. We have coyotes in the city here but not wolves.

      October 3, 2020 5:40 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    They do look a lot different in your pictures but when I see them if go for a walk at night, I can’t tell the difference. That being said a few years ago I called a friend crying cos I thought I had a fisher living under my shed. When he came over and investigated it turned out to just be a gopher. I always think worst case when see wild animals around lol. 
      October 3, 2020 5:43 PM MDT
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  • 44608
    GAWD...what if Randy shows up at night...or worse, me?
      October 3, 2020 5:45 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    I’ll order a whistle and baseball bat from Amazon, stat. 
      October 3, 2020 5:48 PM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      Lately, Jaimie doesn’t really worry any more about me showing up uninvited or unannounced, I can’t figure out why. Maybe she meditates these days. 


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      October 3, 2020 5:59 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    Lol, I’m still buying that whistle. 
      October 3, 2020 6:09 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    You and those fishers! You're too funny with the animal fears. 
      October 3, 2020 8:19 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    They’re terrifying:/ 
      October 5, 2020 5:47 AM MDT
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  • 10052
    The internet tells me that fisher only weigh between 4-13 lbs (2.5-6kg) and that they don't attack humans unless they're provoked or cornered. (Which is a hellz of a lot better than we treat them). 

    They're adorable. You should try to rescue one and keep as a pet. ;)


      October 5, 2020 4:42 PM MDT
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  • 8214
    You know it's a wolf if you don't believe anything it says because it has cried one too many times. 
      October 3, 2020 5:56 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    Clever :) 
      October 3, 2020 5:59 PM MDT
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  • 8214
    :   )
      October 3, 2020 6:04 PM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      Er, um, the boy is the one who cried wolf. The wolf was the passive reference in the story. Jes’ sayin’.

      October 3, 2020 6:08 PM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      Good point. I’m far too city and not country enough to know the difference.

     

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      October 3, 2020 6:02 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    Do you not at least have coyotes around where you live? This post was edited by Jaimie at October 4, 2020 3:33 PM MDT
      October 3, 2020 6:10 PM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      Not in the direct vicinity, as far as I know. There are coyotes living wild in San Diego County, in addition to other predatory canine species, but the area where I live doesn’t have the open spatial habitat that they need. I do not know whether or not this particular area was ever populated by them.
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      October 3, 2020 6:20 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    I see, thank you. I thought coyotes one of those animals that are all over North America. 
      October 3, 2020 6:21 PM MDT
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  • 53509

     

      Human presence and urban development have worked hard to push native species from their habitats. 

    :(

      October 3, 2020 6:23 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    Makes sense :/ I know you are much more densely populated there than we are here. I think we are on our way to getting there to though. 
      October 3, 2020 6:26 PM MDT
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  • 44608
    Were. Many have moved into cities, where there is ample food with little effort...trash bins. We have a lot of parks here where they can hide.
      October 4, 2020 3:37 PM MDT
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  • 44608
    What country is that? Slobovia?
      October 3, 2020 6:11 PM MDT
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  • 53509

    Probably. 

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      October 3, 2020 6:20 PM MDT
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  • 11002
    I wouldn't stick around long enough to try and tell the difference. Around here it's more likely to be a house cat, but I'm not taking any chances.
      October 3, 2020 7:11 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    Smart lady :) 
      October 3, 2020 7:28 PM MDT
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