Orange County coyotes are considered as smaller versions of grey wolves, and they are widely found in the United States. Earlier these creatures were limited to wild areas, but as humans have destroyed most of the forests and dense areas to make cities, these animals are now attracted towards urban habitats. They keep on visiting human habitat to collect some food in the form of rodents and fallen fruits. If you live in the coyote affected area, you might be interested to know more about these creatures. Don’t worry! The article below contains complete information about these animals:



Appearance:
California coyotes can usually grow up to the shoulder length of 32 to 37 centimeter in overall height. Studies show that male coyotes are generally larger than the females and can way somewhere around 9 to 23 kilograms; however, females can have a weight range of around 18 kilograms. These creatures can be identified by their narrow nose and lean body shape. They have thick fur with a bushy tail.

Biology and Life Cycle:
In the mating season, the female mate with the male Orange County coyote and their partnership usually goes on for almost 3 months, and then the copulation begins. As soon as she is ready for the process, she makes the male aware of it either by howling or by using some pheromones that work like alert signals. Once the female copulates after mating, the male simply moves ahead to mate with another female that may be exhibiting estrus. One thing is important to know about coyote females that if any of them is not able to copulate, she works as a nurse and provide assistance to other females that have babies. The gestation period of coyotes lasts for 63 days, and they can give birth to almost 12 young babies at a time. Both parents are responsible for taking care of the babies. The mother spends time and cares for the baby whereas father coyote moves out to get food in routine. Coyotes can have an estimated life cycle of around 10 to 14 years.

Habitat:
Coyotes can be found in numbers of habitats; they generally range from forests to mountains, arid areas and have now moved to the urban areas as well. They are more concerned about the availability of food and to get that they can invade any property.

Diet:
Experts say that California coyotes are actually known to be carnivorous creatures, but from past few years, they have turned into omnivorous animals and now prefer to eat meat and vegetation as well. They are commonly found to eat up snakes, grasses, amphibians, and some variety of fruits as well. They also like human leftovers and may attack larger prey like birds, rabbit, and other similar sized animals as well.

Behavior
Male babies live in mother’s dens after 6 to 9 months after their birth; however, females usually stay with the mother throughout their lifetime. The coyote couples stay together for a lifetime and care for each other.

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