Canis latrans orcutti (SciiFii)

The giant coyote (Canis latrans orcutti), also known as the Pleistocene coyote and the Ice Age coyote, is a subspecies of coyote that originally lived in western North America during the Late Pleistocene era and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout much of modern North America to help boost biodiversity. Compared to their counterparts, giant coyotes, as their name implies, are larger and more robust, weighing 39–46 lbs (18–21 kilograms), likely in response to larger competitors and prey rather than Bergmann's rule. Their skulls and jaws are significantly thicker and deeper than in other coyotes, with a shorter and broader rostrum and wider carnassial (denoting the large upper premolar and lower molar teeth of a carnivore, adapted for shearing flesh) teeth. These adaptions allow it to cope with higher levels of stress, when it kills larger prey, compared to many other coyotes. Giant coyotes are also more specialized carnivores than their relatives, as their teeth are more adapted to shearing meat, showing fewer grinding surfaces which are better suited for processing vegetation. The lower jaw is also deeper, and the molars are known to have more wear and breakage than other subspecies, thus the giant coyotes consume more bone than more common coyotes . Behaviorally, it is more social than the other coyote subspecies. The conservation status of the giant coyote is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the giant coyote's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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