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Coyotes have made their home here on Cape Cod. First arriving about 20 years ago, they are now quite a common site around here. This is a picture of a coyote track on Chapin Beach in Dennis, MA. Coyotes hunt in the sand dunes here for rabbits. There are (or used to be) tons of rabbits in these sand dunes. This coyote track is about 2” wide by 2 1/2” long.
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i love this flora fauna project but it is a little annoying but these tracks are awsome and are going to help me pass the final project exam on friday!!!!
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Posted by courtney from Post Falls, Idaho on 05/25 at 08:20 PMDear Cape:
Please state dimensions of the coyote print. I live in Coyoteville but am never sure if I’m looking at a coyote print or that of a domestic dog on the loose. Bigger than my poodle and peke, for sure, but not as big as my neighbor’s labs is all I’m sure of. Do your coyotes sing opera? Mine were doing the “Toreodor” scene from “Carmen” Saturday night. That’s a great shot, beautifully detailed. Keep up the good work! KSPosted by karen schramke from pine, colo on 03/04 at 10:53 AMAn adult coyote track is approximately 2 1/2 inches in length. The track is shaped like an oval, and the toenails are close together and hook inward. A dog’s track is round in shape and the toenails tend to point outward.—TN Wildlife Resources Agency
A coyote track will tend to have rounded toes (or pads), if it is a domestic dog track the individual toes or pads will have a slight point to them.
Coyotes and foxes especially also tend to be perfect steppers, meaning that the back foot will land directly on top of the track that the front foot makes. A domestic dog’s tracks will not look as uniform as those of a coyote or fox.
Posted by Cape Cod from Cape Cod, Massachusetts on 03/04 at 12:56 PMThats a red fox track.
Posted by Connor from on 04/28 at 11:51 AM