Chupacabra, Coydog, Coyote?
#12
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: The "empire" state-NY
Posts: 583
I've been reading lately about the coyotes here in the east as their numbers locally seem to be increasing.
Though I don't have any links at my fingertips, IIRC in a nutshell:
at one point eastern coyotes were all but gone same as wolves; biologists have matched wolf dna in coyotes now present in the east.
The theory is that western coyotes have returned east via Canada interbreeding w/ wolf populations along the way.
In this manner, both the wolf & coyote have resumed their former home-range in one animal. I believe the NY state wildlife biologist noted these studies when explaining the size and coloring of NY coyotes.
As for coydogs, I remember reading that genetically it is not viable for some reason; I believe it had to do w/the relative hybrid state of domestic dogs.
Though I don't have any links at my fingertips, IIRC in a nutshell:
at one point eastern coyotes were all but gone same as wolves; biologists have matched wolf dna in coyotes now present in the east.
The theory is that western coyotes have returned east via Canada interbreeding w/ wolf populations along the way.
In this manner, both the wolf & coyote have resumed their former home-range in one animal. I believe the NY state wildlife biologist noted these studies when explaining the size and coloring of NY coyotes.
As for coydogs, I remember reading that genetically it is not viable for some reason; I believe it had to do w/the relative hybrid state of domestic dogs.
Last edited by ModernPrimitive; 12-01-2010 at 05:18 AM.
#15
Steve
#17
As for coydogs, I remember reading that genetically it is not viable for some reason; I believe it had to do w/the relative hybrid state of domestic dogs.
Now back to the subject.. I have no idea what it is buit I agree with the statement earlier.. It looks like a great item to get a bit of target practice in.
#18
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
That is obviously an offspring of a dog and yote getting tangled up and I believe the short hair is more from the dog's genes coming out than a bad case of mange. He's got one heck of a pair of ears on him, LOL!
Last edited by Topgun 3006; 08-10-2012 at 02:00 PM.