In urban areas they have been known to eat pet food, garbage or garden crops. Like many wild animals, coyotes tend to be most active at dawn, dusk, and at night. They often spend the day in their dens, which can be remodeled badger, skunk, or fox holes, or just the underside of a rocky ledge. But it is not uncommon to see coyotes throughout the day. Their home range can be as large as 10 to 12 square miles.
Coyotes are usually lone animals, living with their offspring only part of the year.
Mating of lifetime pairs occurs in late winter. Litters of three to 10 pups are usually born in April. The family breaks up by late summer or early fall and the young hunt alone until late winter when they are ready to pair. Coyotes can live up to 10 years in the wild. These vocalizations are believed to be ways of communicating about territories, mates, or families.