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JAL FLARECOYOTESBY IRVIN CURRYThe shriii early morning: staccato bark of the coyote, containing a note of melancholy minified with a note of mirth, is a familiar sound to the native of the West.Ranchers and farmers are continually at war with this predatory animal since the coyote is a constant threat to young calves, lambs , and chickens. Often times, a coyote may be seen in the midst of a herd of cattle for no apparent reason otfcpr than his hope that a calf may be born for him to devour.If pursued, a coyote will invariably start running: toward thenearest barbed wire fence, hoping: to make his escape. If his path of escape to the fence is cut off, he merely turns and runs in another direction for a few hundred yards and then he whirls and runs back to the fence and safety before his pusuer can get turned around.Apparently the coyote has a sense which warns him when a person is carrying 'a gun. A person with a rifle will probably see very few coyotes, while a person without a gun may see many of these animals.The coyote is a rather cowardly animal where man is concerned unless he is cornered and is forced to fight. •*Because of the coyote’s slynem and hardiness1, he can live where| it seems impossible for such u large animal as he to exist. The coyote can live on an occasional rabbit, gopher, a dead bird, or another anfmal.The usual home of the coyote, where the female usually gives birth to five to eight pups each year, is in a cave 011 a rocky ridge or in a burrow in the ground. When driven by the ranchers from his natural habitat during the past war, the coyote apparently achieved the impossible by moving to the practice bomb grounds located 45 miles west of Jal.
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Jal Flare
Jal, New Mexico, US
Thu, Mar 06, 1947
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