Coyote Footprint Cast Replica

$15.00

When hunting large prey, the Coyote or Canis latrans often works in pairs or small groups. Success in killing large ungulates depends on factors such as snow depth and crust density. The coyote approaches from the front, lacerating its prey’s head and throat.

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Coyote Footprint Cast Replica measures 6 inches. Coyote Footprint Cast Replica is museum quality polyurethane cast. Made in USA. Our precise footprint can be used as a teaching tool, museum footprint exhibit, home decor footprint, or office decor footprint.

Coyote Tracks or footprints are oval-shaped and measure approximately 2.5 inches long by 2 inches wide. They register four toes with claws in both front and hind feet.

Their tracks are relatively symmetrical, though they can show a slight lead toe or claw that allows left and right feet to be differentiated. Their foot pad is roughly triangular-shaped. The hind foot is slightly smaller than the front foot and registers a smaller foot pad.

Coyotes utilize a variety of gaits, including walking, trotting, loping, and galloping gaits. One of their favored gaits is an overstep trot, where front and hind feet on the same side of the body land close together, with the hind landing slightly ahead of the front. These trotting gaits leave a line of tracks that is very straight and narrow. When utilizing a trot, step lengths between groups of tracks often measure from 15 to 22 inches.

The Coyote or Canis latrans is a canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf.

It fills much of the same ecological niche as the golden jackal does in Eurasia, though it is larger and more predatory, and is sometimes called the American jackal by zoologists. Other names for the species, largely historical, include prairie wolf and brush wolf.

The Coyote or Canis latrans is a canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf.

Coyote or Canis latrans males average 18 to 44 lb. in weight, while females average 15 to 40 lb. Body length ranges on average from 3 ft 3 in to 4 ft 5 in., and tail length 16 in., with females being shorter in both body length, height and smaller skull.

Canis latrans scent glands are located at the upper side of the base of the tail and are a bluish black color.

The color and texture of Canis latrans fur varies somewhat geographically. The hair’s predominant color is light gray and red interspersed around the body with black and white. Adult coyotes have a sable dark neonatal coat, bushy tail and a white facial mask.

Canis latrans has longer ears and a relatively larger skull, as well as a thinner frame, face, and muzzle. Its fur color variation is much less varied than that of a wolf. The coyote also carries its tail downwards when running or walking.

When hunting large prey, the Coyote or Canis latrans often works in pairs or small groups. Success in killing large ungulates depends on factors such as snow depth and crust density. The coyote approaches from the front, lacerating its prey’s head and throat.

The coyote or Canis latrans catch mouse sized rodents by pouncing, whereas ground squirrels are chased.

Coyote Facts:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: C. latrans
Binomial name: Canis latrans
Conservation status: Least concern

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Weight 1 lbs