Just one mated pair might sound like a dozen or more animals! This is one of the reasons that people are often alarmed by their calls.Įnjoy listening to your coyote neighbors as they communicate with each other. The howl of a coyote is a long, drawn-out sound that often rises and falls in pitch. Like most other predators, coyotes hunt silently by sneaking up on their prey.Ĭoyotes live in small family groups typically containing just two to five individuals, but use auditory illusions to make themselves sound like a large, intimidating pack. Meant to warn potential intruders, the single yip-howl fluctuates in pitch. A single yip-howl sounds different in that it is audibly smaller and sounds much more agitated and gruff. A coyote may howl to bond with family, meet up with a friend or relative, or warn territorial rivals that this land is taken. Single yip-howl The single coyote yip-howl is a mix of yips, barks, and howls produced by only one coyote. When you hear them howl, it isn’t because they only just migrated to your neighborhood or because they’re searching for food- they’ve been there all along, and you just happened to notice them singing.Ĭoyotes howl and yip not to announce to their food that they plan to eat it (who would scare away their dinner?) but to communicate with one another. Whether you hear them or not, they are present in our neighborhoods and parks. There’s no need to run inside or batten down the hatches or warn everyone in your neighborhood.Ĭoyotes are around us all the time without causing us any harm. They often believe these sounds mean that they, or their pets, are in danger.ĭon’t worry! Although it’s always best to keep small pets properly contained, a coyote who is howling isn’t trying to announce that it’s about to eat you or anyone else.
Many people panic when they hear the howls and yips of their coyote neighbors. Coyotes don’t announce their presence to prey.
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