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Coyote

Coyote line art illustration (click image to enlarge)

Coyote full color illustration (click image to enlarge)

Artist's notes:

The Coyote was completed on 6.05.09. I had a wonderful close encounter with a coyote in Palm Springs a few years ago and since then I have wanted to illustrate one. The coyote followed me and my dog Escher - who was very interested in it but I made him keep his distance. I also sometimes see them in the regional parks when hiking. The drawing is based on a photo by David Tunick.

Information about the Coyote:

The Coyote (also occasionally called the Prairie Wolf) is a canine found throughout much of North and Central America.  It is a cousin of the larger Gray or Timber Wolf, but unlike the wolf the coyote evolved in North America alongside the long extinct Dire Wolf. The scientific name Canis latrans means 'barking dog.' Coyotes are very adaptive and are often seen in urban environments, even ones with a dense human population. In cities they will scavenge garbage, but will also hunt and kill many small nuisance rodents such as rats or rabbits. While the coyote itself is sometimes seen as a pest, some populated areas welcome them to control the population of these animals.