YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - MORE ANIMALS

COYOTES

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Coyotes are all over Yellowstone. I was lucky enough to

see several up close, and some kind of far away.

This coyote was ice-fishing. He was patiently waiting

for his dinner to appear in the frozen lake.

Coyotes are very good at camouflaging themselves.

The buffalo is in no danger. A coyote won't

take down a buffalo (but, a pack of wolves will!)

These two were howling at something!

These are the very elusive wolves. There is a pack of

approximately 90 living in Yellowstone. You have to be

up by sunrise to catch them out hunting. These had killed

something (probably a buffalo) down by the river,

and were taking it back to their den. A coyote waited

nearby for leftover scraps.

This black wolf looked like nothing more than a

common German shepherd to me.

But, I was assured it was indeed a wolf.

I had never seen a badger before. This animal was on

the side of the roadway digging a hole that he kept going

in and out of. I thought it was just a big, jumbo, fat ferret.

I later found out it was a badger.

Lots of deer live in the park.

There is a huge herd of elk all over Yellowstone.

Elk are also a favorite meal of wolves.

Pronghorn antelope are also common at Yellowstone.

They are the one animal there that can outrun a wolf.

While this is a common little fellow, you don't

see them much roaming around.