Like the real-like coyote, he was crafty and could survive even when people were after him. Coyotes live in forests, farmlands, and even suburbs. In northern Minnesota, coyotes are sometimes called brush wolves. Coyotes weigh 25 to 35 pounds. They are strong swimmers, and will not hesitate to enter the water to chase their prey.
Coyotes eat mice, gophers, rabbits, lizards, small birds, and sometimes deer.
When live prey is hard to find, they feed on fruit, berries, or dead animals. Coyotes are born in spring. They grow quickly and go outside the den at 3 weeks of age. The mother begins teaching the pups to hunt when they are about 2 months old. In the fall, the pups will leave to find their own territory, where they will live and hunt.