Do coyotes work in packs liker wolves or are they loners?

Answer 1

"Though always thought of as loners, coyote social structure depends on available resources. A mated pair and their young are the basic social unit. The family breaks up in late fall; the young live on their own, or sometimes in twos, until they find a mate. Where large mammals are abundant, coyotes will live in a pack—an extended family consisting of a breeding pair, their pups and their young from previous years. The pack will greet each other, share "baby-sitting" chores, feed the young and hunt cooperatively. "Discipline among the pups and obedience to signals is more strictly enforced in coyote than in some human families,""

Answer 2

Wolves are very often loners,in the winter they pack together for security and to chase the odd deer of a cliff.
in the summer they live mostly of rats and mice,the odd rabbit.
Coyotes are very similar ,the ones that i ever saw were alone,but i am sure that at times they will pack together,all doglike animals do,African wild dogs ,Dingos,Hyenas
etc,
and all of them are by them selves at times
and once i was followed by a lone wolf for three days walking in the Rockies by Jasper,

Answer 3

Are Coyotes Pack Animals

Answer 4

Hello! I have been dealing with the wonderful coyote for 54 years in every way possible. I was a USDA government hunter for 10 years (retired) of those 54 years for coyotes. I do not pursue deer, elk, ducks, other birds, rabbits, squirrels, or Big Foot; just the wonderful coyote. I have studied them in every aspect, in every setting possible, and feel I know them very well. I am still learning though. I can tell you for certain that they are solitary animal the majority of the time. In the thousands I have dealt with I can tell you that 80% of the time or more they are alone.This varies during the seasons of the year. I have chased them, followed them, tracked them, quietly observed them, laughed at them, and marveled at them. This is not an occasional study, it is often daily-day after day. I wrote my first article involving the coyote in 1970 or so. In 54 years I have seen less that 100 times coyotes in groups larger than two. I have seen thousands of them across this great country too. They do not mate for life in anyway. The young do not stay with the female for very long either. (there can be some variation to this in urban areas) They can have a range but break that range boundary all the time. I have seen a government aerial film where one lone coyote traveled 30 miles each way per day to feed on a dead sheep. So much for boundaries. I have observed them in a feeding situation and there is a dominance presence but everyone eats. I have never seen them fight for that dominance though. I have witnessed the unusual challenge stance for dominance but no actual fights. Males are generally larger but not always. Approaching a possible meal first it is not always the male either. I have see the female come charging ahead of the male many times. If they are in a group that group generally does not stay together long. The most I have seen traveling in a group is 8 (saw that twice). I have seen 35 coyotes feeding at one time in one large place and all were eating at once. When they left the feeding site they went their own way with generally not more than two traveling together.
I have studied the communications systems and there is a purpose to it. Different barks and howls mean different things. City folks think that when a group is heard yelping and barking excitedly that indicated they just caught a rabbit or something. No so in anyway. It is a form of communications and locating others-feeling good too. I have learned how to separate the sounds of each so I can count them and a group of two can sound like 5 and 3 can sound like 10. I use a sound enhancing device too. I use thermal imaging (my own and the governments) to observe them at night while using different sounds to draw them in. I have used artificial lights to monitor them in action too.I have seen them in town and far out in the country where I live. They like the low flat lands and are seldom found in the mountains but that can be changing. Low hills are not mountains! They are not a heavy carion consumers either. I was involved in a coyote stomach study that showed less than 20% of the diet was carion (some cases none). This can vary though. They like grasshoppers, apples, even walnuts, mesquite beans, and watermelons are a favorite too. They are investigators and curious animals. Most often when they respond to sounds it is not to help, no it is to see what is going on. I have seen them respond to a crying baby while at a dead run toward the sound. They like to stand on low mounds in an open flat field too. They love to explore on open ice too! I held two coyotes in urine collection cages for two years (for the USDA) on my ranch and got to see and deal with them everyday. This wonderful creature adapts and changes much faster than humans. They are smart and resourceful too. There is no shortage of them. They seldom get rabies but they kill and feed on livestock of all sizes. In the end there will be coyotes and cock roaches and the coyote will eat the cock roach and that will be that! Jim

Answer 5

Packs, some of them large packs. I heard about 20 of them in a pack near my house just a few days ago.

Answer 6

coyotes hunt in packs. we have some here in ohio that have attacked some farmers and animals

Answer 7

google it!