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Coyote Tracks

Photo and illustrated tracks of a coyote.
Photo of a coyote track next to a quarter for scale and illustrated front and hind tracks and the track pattern of a coyote.
Graphic showing size difference between coyote, dog and wolf tracks.
Illustration of the size difference between a coyote, large dog, and wolf tracks.
Dog track and coyote track in mud with a quarter to illustrate size difference.
The track on the left is from a dog. The coyote track on the right is smaller and oval shaped.
The two tracks on the left are dog tracks. The smaller, more oval shape track on the right is from a coyote.
The two tracks on the left are dog tracks. The smaller, more oval shape track on the right is from a coyote.
Coyote tracks in snow. Note how the two front toes turn in towards each other.
Coyote tracks in snow. Note how the two front toes turn in towards each other.

Illustrated by: Lynn Hawkinson Smith

coyote slinking through grassland
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