The lone wolf is now in California, and he has wandered 1,000 miles. We have followed him from a prior article.
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| Looking for the right girlfriend, a coyote is okay. |
"The gray wolf, known to scientists as OR7 and to wolf advocates as Journey, was spotted last week in Modoc County cavorting with a group of coyotes.
.... Experts say the wandering wolf's primary goal is to start a new pack, which raises the question of whether he might actually consider mating with a coyote.
Such dalliances have happened before in the southwest and in eastern Canada, primarily, experts say, between male wolves and female coyotes. Wolf-coyote hybrids have been documented in the northeastern United States by DNA evidence. The resulting "coywolves" are believed to have filled a niche in the ecosystem historically occupied by wolves that were eradicated by humans. The red wolf is believed by many to be a hybrid." Read Article.
Related - Prior article, 12/25/11, "Lone gray wolf is headed south from northeast Oregon."
Posted by Kathy Meeh
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did I read somewhere, sorry can't remember, that a wolf bred with a coyote?
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