Coyotes

One of the most dangerous animals in California is the Coyotes. Wild dogs are not coyotes; rather, they are a closely related species. However, they frequently breed with domestic dogs, giving rise to hybrid "coydogs" that have the same hunting instinct but lack the hostility toward people. Coyotes are smaller and considerably lighter than wolves, so you can tell them apart. Their ears are smaller and more pointed, and their coat is a grey sandy brown. Hybrid coyotes have also been produced by mating wolves and coyotes.

A canine species that is indigenous to North America is the coyote (Canis latrans). It is smaller than the wolf, a near relative, and slightly smaller than the red and eastern wolves, another close relative. Similar ecological needs are met by it and the golden jackal in Eurasia. A behavioral ecologist once referred to the coyote as the American jackal because it is bigger and more predatory.

Due to the coyote's widespread distribution and abundance in North America, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified it as a species of least concern. The species is adaptable and can grow in settings that people have altered. By settling in populated areas in the eastern United States and Canada, it is expanding its range. In 2013, the coyote was first observed in eastern Panama.