Robby - 1


Robby lives in Crystal Falls, Michigan, and loves to ride snowmobiles. He lives with his mom, dad and one younger brother. He likes football, racing, hunting, and fishing. He loves to swim. His favorite color is blue. He hopes to take engineering in college and then race stock cars and snowmobiles. He lives by a lake. He bring the family jet skis out to his campsite. He plays clarinet in the school band.


Coyote
Canis latrans

Physical Description: The coyote weighs anywhere between 15.4-44 pounds. Its head and body is about 30-40 inches long. Its tail is about inches 12-16 inches. Their fur is gold, gray, white, and brown. Coyotes ears are permanently sticking up. In winter he grows shaggy hair. He has a big bushy tail used for sending signals.

Diet: A Coyote eats mostly small mammals like rabbits, squirrells, beaver, or mice. They also eat reptiles, fruit insect, and carrion. Coyotes will also get in packs and catch a deer.

Habitat: A coyote likes to live in open fields but will move where food is like suburbs in L.A.

Behavior: The coyote walks with only his toes touching the ground he has 4 toes on the back foot he has 5 on the front foot. The coyote has a keen sense of smell. The ears tell others their rank or mood. The coyote tail is used for showing threats. Their gestation period is 56-65 days they have 2-12 babies usually 6 there mating season is from January to March. In the Upper Peninsula you can hear the packs fighting over deer carcasses they yip and howl they'll put shivers in your bones.

Potential Predators: Man and Mange are coyotes main predators.


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