Tag: canids

morbidesque:

Dog Squad

2015 has been a really great year for deads and the year i’ve actually started getting into vulture culture as a real hobby. This is my collection of canids (and a badger) at the end of this year, hopefully next year there will be more 😉
From the dark stained skull going clockwise; wild dog mix, dalmatian, coyote, bearded collie, unknown domestic dog, keeshond, unknown domestic dog, toy poodle male and female, 2 red fox, badger, artic fox.

eximago:

Meet the bush dog of South America.

Since that (albeit deceptive) picture of the maned wolf is going around, I thought I would post this. This little buddy is actually the closest living relative of the maned wolf. Of course, their both the only living members of their respective genera so they aren’t that closely related, but given their evolutionary isolation it’s as close as one can get for a living relative. So, let’s take a moment to revel in the irony that this stubby little cutie is a cousin of that leggy maned wolf.

Bush dogs are diurnal hunters, preferring wet savannas and forests. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, they typically hunt in pack of 10-12 individuals and communicate through whines. Their favorite prey is the paca, a large rodent.

Source: eximago

Coyotes attack people too, as well as cats and dogs. They’re pest animals and people have the right to hate them

zooophagous:

nabsthevulture:

Oh wow yeah an animal native to the land that humans decided to build on are pests, never thought of it that way!!!!

Is that what you want me to say? Sorry to disappoint you.

Coyote attacks on people are very rare. More people are killed by errant golf balls and flying champagne corks each year than are bitten by coyotes. (X) 

There’s even more links from that source that you can spend your time reading, rather than sending me more shit.

Like literally just google “How many people are attacked by dogs each year” and you get a whole lot of sourced pages explaining fatalities, statistics, etc.

I’m not saying one is worse than the other, but people seem to think that’s the case. I’m saying that they’re both animals that need to be taken seriously and respected. 

Honestly if you let your tiny snack sized house pets out without supervision in coyote country it’s on your head when it dies, not the coyote’s. You know better than to let a housecat roam free when there’s carnivorous wildlife around (not to mention that no pet should be allowed to free roam willy nilly anyway because its an environmental hazard)

Its our responsibility as humans to learn to coexist with the wildlife around us. The coyote didn’t invite you into this land, and he’s been here way longer than you have. It’s your responsibility to learn how to act around him, he can’t change what he is to please you. Nor should he.