Wild coyote from a couple years back

[wcw280]

This is one of the wildest color variations I've ever seen on a coyote. Ran across it the other day and figured I'd share it on here.

 

[ImThere]

Looks like a collie. Cool pic

 

[backyardtndeer]

Possibly a coydog.

 

[RUGER]

That sucker has to have some collie in it.
Very cool and definitely never seen one like it.

 

[Ski]

Ain't no way that isn't the spawn of a collie.

 

[ROVERBOY]

Probably a damn deer runner too.

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

Awesome, never seen that color. It is a pure bred coyote.

 

[DayDay]

Awesome, never seen that color. It is a pure bred coyote.

How can you tell?

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

How can you tell?

There are others here than im sure have more knowledge than me. It is biologically possible, but very unlikely. Coyotes have a breeding season while domestic dogs have a cycle, and while these two can overlap, the social behavioral differences would make it an extremely rare thing in the wild. However a domestically raised coyote can and would be much more likely to successfully breed with a domestic dog.