>> Eastern Nebraska coyotes generally have coarse brownish gray to buff color coat. Sand Hills and Panhandle coyotes’ coats are much lighter with dense, soft underfur.
>> 20 to 35 pounds. 18 to 21 inches tall. 48 to 60 inches long from tip of nose to tip of tail.
>> Average litter: 4 to 7 pups.
>> Run as fast as 40 mph.
>> Most vocal mammal in Nebraska. Yips and howls.
>> Observed throughout day. Most active at dusk and dawn.
>> Diet includes fruits and vegetables, small wild and domestic animals, snakes and lizards, pet food and garbage.
>> Hunting, trapping, vehicle collisions cause most coyote deaths.
Source: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
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