Talk:Coyote

'UK English' pronunciation

The article currently gives UK: /kɔɪˈjoʊteɪ, kɔɪˈjoʊt/ as pronunciations.

I can't find a source for ultimate stress on the 2 syllable version, e.g. ky-OHT, and the only place I can find the (optional) medial /j/ and the final -/ei/ is wiktionary, which also does not provide a source. Oxford gives /ˈkɔɪəʊt/, /kɔɪˈəʊti/, which would be rendered in wikipedia as /ˈkɔɪoʊt, kɔɪˈoʊti/. I've removed these as unsourced moogsi^(blah) 22:02, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

I think that was supposed to say three syllables in the eastern US, two in the west, not US vs. UK. Chrisrus (talk) 12:04, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

If you say anything but "kaw YO tee", you're wrong ;) --Kar98 (talk) 15:00, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

range map

in Alaska, the range of the Coyote is generally south of the Yukon River. Few occurrences of Coyote have been reported north of the River. Additionlly the western edge of the range is generally marked as the Alaska Range. The map should not be solid green to the north and west coasts of Alaska. The species is found on the Kenai Peninsula, in the Matanuska and Susitna River areas and in the Copper River valley area. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.35.102.27 (talk) 04:43, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Northeastern Coyotes have also reportedly been found in the Philadelphia area including parks inside the city.

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/04/25/coyotes-caught-northeast-philly/ Zmis (talk) 17:11, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Range map also shows none in FL and eastern seaboard, where there are probably a million.

Coyotes in Nova Scotia

I don't know how to edit the map in this article but it ought to include Nova Scotia, which has Eastern coyotes (I heard a pack unmistakably while camping once.) The government has a Q&A page about coyotes in NS: https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/nuisance/coyotes-faq.asp — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.138.64.202 (talk) 22:40, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

How long were they around?

Sorry if this might be off topic, but how long were coyotes around? The dire wolf study said they moved into North America during the late Pleistocene. However, it says here that they existed here since the middle Pleistocene. There is some conflicting data here. Unless coyotes were in Eurasia, to which there is no source to back that up. 2001:1970:48AA:8100:7964:64D7:D44E:7071 (talk) 00:43, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

You are not off-topic. DNA inference indicates that coyotes may have entered North America from Eurasia. There are Pleistocene wolf fossils in northern Siberia which, going back in age, reveal more coyote DNA in their mix! However, there is no coyote fossil evidence found in Eurasia to support this proposition. Other DNA studies indicate that the North American wolf clade and the coyote split from a common ancestor only 50,000 years ago, location unknown but assumed to be North America. Yet another says that the entire modern wolf clade only came into being 25,000 years ago and originated in Beringia. These DNA studies differ depending on the specimens and the technology being used. Given what we know today, all that we can say is that there is fossil evidence of a canid in North America dating back to the middle Pleistocene that matches the morphology of a modern coyote. Once scientists can extract DNA from one of these ancient canid fossils then we will know whether they are coyotes or not. William Harris (talk) 09:29, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Subspecies articles to be merged into the main article

The list of subspecies shows links to the Plains coyote, Mearns coyote, and the Northeastern coyote. These articles have been around for quite some time, are still very small in size, and there is not enough referencing to meet WP:GNG. Therefore, I suggest that the relevant information be merged into the "Subspecies" section of the Coyote article and these three be made into redirects. William Harris (talk) 11:20, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

• As per standard handling of subspecies with little additional material and low chances of substantial expansion, yes, these should be merged. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 13:31, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Now actioned, with the Eastern coyote maintaining its own article. This is appropriate given that canine's taxonomic debate, article size, and the number of WP:RELIABLE sources contributed. William Harris (talk) 08:06, 11 June 2021 (UTC)