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Coyote Picture Puzzle

Answer: Coyote Toe Pad

Coyote Picture Puzzle 2 - Coyote Toe Pad

Coyote Toe Pad

Coyotes are active animals that leave plenty of tracks behind.  Each paw has four toe pads and a heel pad.  Paw prints are similar in size to a medium-sized dog's.  Usually only the two middle nails will leave a mark.  Dog prints are usually rounder than coyote prints, and all four nail prints are visible.  While at a trot or run coyotes place their smaller hind paws in the prints left by their larger front paws, leaving a straight track in the sand, mud, or snow.

Coyote fore pawprint

Coyote front paws have slightly larger outer toes.  Only the 2 inner toes show claws.  Coyote tracks are roughly the same size as those of a medium-sized dog.

Coyote tracks in the snow. Photo by Bev Wigney

Coyote tracks in the snow.  Photo by Bev Wigney

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