r/animalid • u/lonewolf210 • 22h ago

Wolf or Coyote? Just off the highway near Yellowstone 🐺 🐶 CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG 🐶 🐺

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Taken near Yellowstone

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u/simonbrown27 22h ago

This muzzle and big ears. Coyote. A wolf would be much larger

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u/JorikThePooh 🦠 WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST 🦠 22h ago

This one is a coyote, but keep looking, they're out there!

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u/PopEnvironmental1250 21h ago

Pooh, headed out to CO in March and was wondering on the chances of seeing wildlife in Winterpark. Any idea on what to look for?

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u/JorikThePooh 🦠 WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST 🦠 21h ago

I've never been to Winter Park exactly but when I was in Rocky Mountain NP, I saw a lot of elk and mule deer. Looking online it seems that moose are especially common around Winter Park, and you might see black bears, marmots, and bighorn sheep. No chance of wolves however they haven't had a chance to spread there yet.

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u/AKchaos49 22h ago

Coyote AF

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u/Woozletania 20h ago

Coyote. Narrow muzzle and big ears.

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u/pm-me-your-pants 19h ago

Looks like a fairly fresh/active kill site. Was this near the north or west side of YNP?

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u/lonewolf210 15h ago

West side. Between West Yellowstone and Big sky

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u/Frosty_Astronomer909 18h ago

I recognized that muzzle before opening up the picture, yote

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u/DetailOutrageous8656 18h ago

Coyote. The face is very obvious

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u/dgoode520 18h ago

Wiley for sure. Wolf would be much bigger

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u/TroyTony1973 17h ago

Coyotiest coyote who ever coyotied

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u/CounterSimple3771 22h ago

Coyote. Correct me if I'm wrong but wolves are more ... Bear-sized?? Lol. Large animals.

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u/lonewolf210 21h ago

They are bigger then coyotes but not that big lol.

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u/CounterSimple3771 19h ago edited 19h ago

Just gonna put this here. bear v wold

Downvote all you want kids but they are MUCH larger than any other canine species. Lol. No. Your friend does not have one or raise them. Sorry.