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The head of a coyote in Yosemite National Park | |
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Species: | C. latrans |
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Canis latrans Say, 1823 | |
The coyote (Canis latrans) also called the prarrie wolf, brush wolf or American jackal, is an animal of the Canidae family. The word "coyote" comes from the Náhuatl (Aztec) word cóyotl.
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