This, coupled with a cunning evasiveness, enables the coyote to thrive both in wild and suburban areas. Food studies have shown coyotes' principal diet to be deer, rabbits, ground squirrels, other small rodents, insects, fruits, and berries. Although coyotes have been observed killing sheep and other livestock, domestic animals are not the first choice for these mammals. But, because they have been known to have a domestic brunch or two, they have been labeled a nuisance. Many coyotes have been killed to keep the risk down.
Science is constructed of facts as a house is of stones.
But a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house. Many stories told by Native Americans in the Columbia Basin use coyote as an important character. Go to the library and search for books that contain stories about coyote. Once you have read the stories, list the characteristics of coyote. Check one of the websites, or read a field guide to learn about the natural history of the coyote.