The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-25

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wink Of the eye win scare him away. Ihe ami
mails = haze I Rscn ho Known ~ 70 ~ M ~ a. d,st ns y wi sSe 2 m ss
s~toaithiiy in the DARKNESS and dragged away q
Curiosity is a prominent characteristic Of
tho coyote. Monkeys and chimpansces have
ors, and hunters on tho frontier all tell Of the
uncomfortable curiosity Of coyotes. II a STAN
pfG vantage Dt SS't arc o likely t to Do ; .oSoapi { dU az op P1eisS s
coyotes, all sitting on their hind legs, like SO
"a s%yno istS5rOs sc ,SS Bg siIoSiin while aSyu s5Gy w c",tle
with deep interest. When tho stampede be-
comos SO fierce that cattle are knocked down
in tho daytime, at the prospect OF a big meal
OF the fresh meat, whilo the cowboys have gone
Travellers in wagons across the plains have
narratives OF how, coyotes have even sacrificed
range rnn,r h to see 20 oT bt Of bright tV Soior. as M'i in a f inp.
robe, or to observe q strange vehicle. a horse
man who may stop dSpp, for ora, = meal on tho plains is
that Of coffee making. pitching a tent, cSrryins
times holds tho attention OF q half dozen coyotes.
The writer has seen several coyotes stand out
of gun range and watch with amusing cagerness
the Harvesting Of a horse or tho cleaning of q
gun or tho greasing Of a wagon wheel.
lore A% Of he I'm Indians 2i%rs Of The e' soutR%os ST is sn a story tory
about n great spirit coyote that once had y jack
rabbit served to him. The coyote was already
30 full Of food that he could eat no more. The
fun lies in the fact that no living coyote ever
declined to cat, for the coyote seems to have a
had enough to eat, His main object in life
seems to be to satisfy an abnormal appetite,
andacity Of his nature. In tho daytime he
sinks Off to some retired cave, or copse Of, trees
and in los slsSps e. f food at n TSe ra nS iG,ss Of ri The nfSi shtsr;s
wi Which che he sn hap been nOR Known I to follow GLOW a 20 par rtSf foT
II ala nnl hu nsrn N r m nrtnnr tnInr
a mistake k%p ps TO i Rs paRESib; 1t iaRRe o viii " oSen
enter a tent and make off with a shoe or a sock
or the trousers of the luckless occupant.
When a young coyote goes off ~ a foraging
raid by himself and Is so lucky as totatch an un-
sHsRI'i he viii fhi' fiPs tr suck sd the blood b sdit Of his Mio SIctFm,
and then. dragging the carcass to II shady and
nmfrs9senat rst. rg Resors b %ll has seT ilnisbd sho he ehS Miil
gorge many pounds of the more substantial
parts, until he resembles a sack Of coal on four
his own weight in meat in a day and n night.
Not n particle OF the coyotes feast is ever al
will seize the remnants of the carcass in his
mouth, and throwing II, across his back will
start for the family abode, where the re t Of the
that their distended sides made it impossible
for them to enter their burrows and holes. Jack
rabbits are the principal food Of coyotes. and
both animals are provided with muscles Of To-
things in nature so swift as a coyote following
q California Jack rabbit, across q plain. a flee
| lnR JACK rHUDlL can muke II llllC u llu v
one or two miles, old p%lainsmen say.
1.-THE coyote is the most misqnderstood beast
wa aaE kno Sver h hS4fa 0f am s@ss the nsHT mon mGwiHs' Of Z
California and Arizona. I've got n mighty
good opinion Of the most dcspised animal that
roams the country, and II makes me mad the
way farmers and others poison Oft the beast.
Now, the next time you sec a stuffed coyote,
you just look at the face of The beast carefully.
II you could only observe the face Of the live
coyote. as I've done II heap OF times, it would
be a thousand times better. But anyhow. you'll
see that the beast that most fOlkS thtuk Is q
good .for-nothinE has a bright, smiling, and IN
1sal,seh IN ' tSeir f MSnki bnt h they i nSye sHi look i' ssnil.
ing. and jolly. Just look at the nose of a coyote
and see how clean cut and finely Shaped !, is:
Why, there's no beast In all California that
has such a smart, per-, look. | know men who
poison coyotes of BY the dozen every year. and
hey saw the poor fellows rolling about on the
ground in the agony of death with s,rychnine
What makes me maddcst of all is to have
some folks make so'much fuss about a coyote
stop to consider that the coyotes love song is ,
howl. The old fellows will howl every night
for a week at a time y h when go1 the mating II,1n G sSas9n
sitting in a circle about a male coyote While
he howlcd in every Imaginable Key; They
their serenadc. Folks, you know. don't look
at music the same way. l know sensible city
seIfs CAN'T mho be saE a .h fSte ha nSd 0P f"vc s ,@n't chinam mS'
in Los Angeles who put their hands in their
otc family. .
among the brutesi lie sings for his lady loves
until his frequent scrcnndcs, win the love OF
some particular one. and then he fights like
son occurs along in February. Then the coy,
otes scrrenado every night: When one hn;
other OF her admirers. and some of the most
lively scraps We ever SEQ in the mountains and
a model in his home. lie is a!waysa good
p%rovider. and that means a vast deal in a coy
otc household. for all the animals are famous
caters, The father coyote pets his mate, ca
resses her AS deer do one another, frolics with
her and the rrps oa for hours hour at nirh, TINE fmT f6 amd
For four months in the year the mother coyote
never seeks food. Then along in June and
and her husband 90 out on foraEing tours and
teach their children how To outwit human be-
ings and get n livelihood. Il is when the parent
coyotes are teaching their pups TO rast!c for
themselves that they are most interesting.
The little covotes are taught how to howl in
/ stant a bit Of food is snatched. how TO sink into
. abr sdt' how "%"i to- tell "r ripe = from '1n' un ri !" m ne" 4
and fruit, how to approach a hen roost, how to
c%trenmyent a shephGTd With 4 flock Of juicy
, 1T is really too bad that people denounce a
coyote is n sneak because Of his hang-dog look.
, But you must emcmbrr that nature did not
build the coyote on the plan of u ighter-as n
panther; bear, or , wildcat; lie ,d has no or weapon po !,
] craf to to get his j iivi in What most folks call
4 SneaklneSSs IL only hlyhcsS OF shy Icss, because
, he is 40 everlasting prosecuted. He has more
/ wit than any animal in North, Amcric" except
4 the fox, and when occasion demands he will
3 fight like n tiger for his family, knowing the
odds against him.. ! once saw a femalc coyote
and her pups attacked by my bulldog. The
, old father coyote was evidently near at hand
i when the onslaught. was made. for he came
. leaping out OF the chapparal at the first yelI
| from the female. He never hesitated n moment
. but sailed, right into the fight TO help his mate
him several deep bites, while the female fought
from beneath the dog. FASTENED to the scene
= coyotes had made the dog, dcSisf before l got
. there, and the coyotes had disappeared in Tho
a brush. | followed them by the drops Of hlood
on the earth from their wounds. trailod tn,
beasts "A quarter of n mile and then came upor
n tho coyote home among some manZanita in I'll,
side Of an arroyo. II was the most pathetic
scene | have ever seen in nature, There wa
the female coyote stretched dead in her BLOOD
4 on tho ground, with her yitals torn. The male
i coyote sat by the side Of his dead mate and wa,
2 licking her face fcrvidly as if he hoped he coult
restore her To life. The old brute paid no ut
tention TO my approach. so taken up was no II
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