UM-Bot Posted August 25, 2014 #1 Share Posted August 25, 2014 A cross between coyotes and wolves has been taking over in some areas of the United States. Consisting of around 25% wolf DNA, 66% coyote DNA and the rest from domestic dogs, these unusual cross-breeds have been sighted with increasing regularity in several regions including in West Virginia and to the north of the Great Lakes. Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/271395/coywolf-species-appears-in-north-america 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 25, 2014 #2 Share Posted August 25, 2014 It'll be interesting to see how the states where coyote hunting is legal and wolf hunting is illegal handle this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineffectiveArtist Posted August 25, 2014 #3 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I'd assume since it's more coyote than wolf it would be legal. I wonder when they started to cross breed in the first place and if they can reproduce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted August 25, 2014 #4 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Evolution marches on. I was watching a show about this on PBS and yes they can reproduce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted August 25, 2014 #5 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Is this another cunning plan to catch the Roadrunner? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranomaly Posted August 25, 2014 #6 Share Posted August 25, 2014 More of gods creations coming to life! Awesome stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atuke Posted August 25, 2014 #7 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I hear and see them all the time here in PA. Have a few on trail cams. A beautiful black one too, weighs at least 70lbs. They are huge, not like a scrawny western coyote. Gorgeous animals. And totally harmless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted August 25, 2014 #8 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Yes, but can they run illegal immigrants up from Mexico while dressed as sheep? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucason Posted August 25, 2014 #9 Share Posted August 25, 2014 here comes the direwolves! lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted August 25, 2014 #10 Share Posted August 25, 2014 here comes the direwolves! lol nah they are all dead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawken Posted August 25, 2014 #11 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Coyotes have also been referred to as Prairie Wolves like a Cougar has several names like Puma or Mountain Lion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neognosis Posted August 25, 2014 #12 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I will disregard this until I read about it in a peer reviewed journal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 25, 2014 #13 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I hear and see them all the time here in PA. Have a few on trail cams. A beautiful black one too, weighs at least 70lbs. They are huge, not like a scrawny western coyote. Gorgeous animals. And totally harmless Not really harmless. They will kill small livestock, chickens, dogs and many other small animals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atuke Posted August 25, 2014 #14 Share Posted August 25, 2014 @ Neognosis There's nothing to disregard. Unless these are packs of Canadian Red Wolves on my property, I believe what the PA Game Commision says that these are coyote/wolf hybrids. These are large German Shepard's running around essentially. And yes I mean harmless to humans. They have killed a lot of livestock in the area. And I don't let the shihtzu out at night without me being there. More dangerous than a Bigfoot I suppose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted August 25, 2014 #15 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) This is not really new. There is at least one UM thread about this in 2010 or 2011. I'll see if I can find it. As of 2010, the eastern coyote's genetic makeup is fairly uniform, with minimal influence from the wolves or western coyotes.[5] http://en.wikipedia....f-coyote_hybrid I will disregard this until I read about it in a peer reviewed journal. http://www.easternco...inalInPrint.pdf 2010 Northeastern Naturalist 17(2):189–204 These results indicate that the eastern Coyote should more appropriately be termed “Coywolf” to reflect their hybrid (C. latrans x lycaon) origin. EDIT: UM Thread 2011 Edited August 25, 2014 by DieChecker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neognosis Posted August 25, 2014 #16 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Thank you, Diechecker. I've seen these in the adirondacks, though I just though they were large coyotes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROGER Posted August 25, 2014 #17 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Let's capture a few , cross breed them with the chihuahua's that seem to be every where . Then release the little buggers . No longer a BIG problem . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted August 25, 2014 #18 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Thank you, Diechecker. I've seen these in the adirondacks, though I just though they were large coyotes. Not a problem. You post great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calaf Posted August 25, 2014 #19 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Not really harmless. They will kill small livestock, chickens, dogs and many other small animals. You mean they kill them and eat them before we get a chance to? b*******! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 26, 2014 #20 Share Posted August 26, 2014 You mean they kill them and eat them before we get a chance to? b*******! Yep. We are not harmless either. I have chickens. If an animal tries to eat my chicken, I shoot it (or trap it and kill it). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william joseph Posted August 30, 2014 #21 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Wolves and coyotes are the same species. Canines. pugs and chows and german shephards and all breeds of dogs can breed with wolfs and coyotes. They are the same species. My daughter had a half wolf and husky. They are the same species period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted August 30, 2014 #22 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I will disregard this until I read about it in a peer reviewed journal. Here you go: http://www.coywolf.org/publications/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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