Wild Coyote Finds A Toy And Proves That Wild Animals Are As Playful As Pets
Coyotes are known as clever and vicious wild animals, but photographer Pamela Underhill Karaz, who lives in a rural area in upstate New York, captured images of a coyote that prove they’re not all that different from the dogs we live with and love.
One morning Underhill Karaz spotted this wild coyote in her yard. “[He] picked it up then proceeded to toss it up in the air and play with it, just like a dog would toss a toy around,” she told Mother Nature Network. “It lasted perhaps five to 10 minutes, from picking up the toy, tossing it in the air, picking it up again and almost bucking around with it … then he just casually trotted off with it.“
Karaz also said that this was not the first time that toys had disappeared from her yard, and that she suspected that this coyote might have taken other toys as well. “This was such a wonderful reminder that all animals, the wild and the not so wild (our pets) are really not so different. They have personalities, they have feelings, and they do their best to survive in what is sometimes a very unfriendly world. They are not so very different than us.“
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One morning, photographer Karaz spotted a coyote in her backyard
“He noticed an object in our yard and made his way over to where our young golden retriever had left her toy”
“He smelled it, cautiously picked it up then proceeded to play with it, tossing it high into the air, throwing it around and very obviously thoroughly enjoying the experience”
Luckily, the photographer had a camera with her and captured the whole thing
“He didn’t pick it up to see if it came to life, it didn’t smell of being an animal. It only had the saliva from our dogs on it and perhaps that had the scent of fun”
Karaz think that it‘s not the first time the “Toy Thief” visited her yard to play with her dog‘s stuffed toys
“This was such a wonderful reminder that all animals, the wild and the not so wild (our pets) are really not so different”
“Even wild coyotes need and like to play as do all the animals in the animal kingdom”
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A wonderful peaceful moment of life.... Thank you to the photographer!
Precious. It brought tears to my eyes with this gentle show of love and play.
This is awesome...I love stories like this...she did a great job with the pictures
How wonderful that she could photograph this; he loves this new play thing. Great to see, People are so often just afraid of them.
https://www.facebook.com/events/815757251886197/ And then you have a******s like this that hold a contest to slaughter them for fun!
https://www.facebook.com/events/815757251886197/ And then there are a******s like this that make a contest out of slaughtering them for fun.
Thank you for sharing this, it's wonderful, I hope you don't mind, i saved it, can I use it as a cover picture? Many thanks Maria.
Those pictures are stunning. And that is a beautiful coyote, which is weird to say. LOL He looks healthy, too.
I agree that all animals play. And if you look at the eyes you can see that he can see you taking pictures. So he put on a show for you.
I believe it's adorable to see this wild animal show a soft side. All animals are wonderful in their own way.
the dang toy has the aroma of a yummy human child . like beef jerkey or a slice of bacon. scary yet very sweet for the coyote.
A wonderful peaceful moment of life.... Thank you to the photographer!
Precious. It brought tears to my eyes with this gentle show of love and play.
This is awesome...I love stories like this...she did a great job with the pictures
How wonderful that she could photograph this; he loves this new play thing. Great to see, People are so often just afraid of them.
https://www.facebook.com/events/815757251886197/ And then you have a******s like this that hold a contest to slaughter them for fun!
https://www.facebook.com/events/815757251886197/ And then there are a******s like this that make a contest out of slaughtering them for fun.
Thank you for sharing this, it's wonderful, I hope you don't mind, i saved it, can I use it as a cover picture? Many thanks Maria.
Those pictures are stunning. And that is a beautiful coyote, which is weird to say. LOL He looks healthy, too.
I agree that all animals play. And if you look at the eyes you can see that he can see you taking pictures. So he put on a show for you.
I believe it's adorable to see this wild animal show a soft side. All animals are wonderful in their own way.
the dang toy has the aroma of a yummy human child . like beef jerkey or a slice of bacon. scary yet very sweet for the coyote.
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