![]() A study by Urban Coyote Research Program analyzed over 1,400 scats and found that “the most common food items were small rodents (42 percent), fruit (23 percent), deer (22 percent), and rabbit (18 percent).” Only about 2 percent of the scats had human garbage and just 1.3 percent showed evidence of cats. This means that if a small dog (or family cat) seems like an easy target left alone, it could be dinner. They size up their prey, and if there is a threat of getting injured, they won't take the risk. They usually eat fruit and berries, small rodents (and yes, rats!), rabbits, birds and insects, as well as pet food and garbage. And because coyotes are generally skittish, they won't even do that unless no loud humans are around.Ĭoyotes are opportunistic feeders and will normally eat whatever is easiest to catch, wildlife experts say. Experts stress that coyotes are not aggressive and do not - even in packs - attack humans or anything much bigger than a very small dog.
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