Coyote Front Claw Replica

$11.50

The Coyote or Canis latrans approaches from the front, lacerating its prey’s head and throat. Coyotes catch mouse-sized rodents by pouncing, whereas ground squirrels are chased.

Description

Coyote Front Claw Replica measures 22mm or .9 inches. Coyote Front Claw Replica is museum quality polyurethane resin cast. Made in the USA. Our precise claw can be used as a teaching tool, museum claw exhibit, home décor claw, or office décor claw.

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.

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 and height.

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 the coyote or 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 coat color, dark neonatal coat color, bushy tail and a white facial mask.

The coyote or Canis latrans is typically smaller than the gray wolf, but has longer ears and a relatively larger braincase, 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 or Canis latrans approaches from the front, lacerating its prey’s head and throat. Coyotes catch mouse-sized rodents by pouncing, whereas ground squirrels are chased.

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Additional information

Weight 0.25 lbs
Dimensions .9 in
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