AT A GLANCE

AT A GLANCE
* Adult Weight: 20-50 pounds
* Adult Height: 11/2 to 2 feet tall
* Adult Length: 41-53 inches
* Life Expectancy: 3-10 years
* Migration Patterns: Year-round resident; juveniles will break from the family unit and establish their own territory anywhere from 10 to 100 miles away.
* Feeding Periods: Has shown a preference for nocturnal activity, but in a secure environment, will hunt during the daylight hours.
* Typical Foods: Omnivorous (will eat what's available); small mammals (voles, shrews, rabbits, mice), vegetables, nuts and carrion. Unchecked, they will eat livestock, particularly sheep and chickens.
* Mating: Male and female pair for life.
* Peak breeding activity: January through March
* Gestation period: 63 days
* Litter Size: 1 to 12 pups
* Born: In April and May and are helpless; begin leaving the den with parents at 3 weeks of age.
* Number of Litters per Year: 1
HABITAT AND HABITS
The coyote will hunt and move from place to place during the day. The coyote will hunt in unrelated (nonfamily) pairs or large groups, in search of small mammals including shrews, voles and rabbits. The coyote will also eat fruits, grasses, vegetables.