Of course, coyotes are neither: they are simply themselves. I have been asked if coyotes are cats or dogs: I can see why such a question might be asked. Remember that coyotes also “pounce” for prey in a very cat-like manner, they toy with their prey as cats do, they splay their toes as cats do, and they “warn” with that very familiar “Halloween Cat” stance which includes a hairpin arched back and often a gape and hiss. These are sounds you may not have heard from a coyote: they are very cat-like - the kind of sounds a cat would make before swiping at something with its claws. She also displays her frustration by complaining with a wide vocalized gape to Dad who happens to be standing beside her. She’s telling the rambunctious youngsters that she wants space and calm: “get away from me”. These are anger, annoyed, and warning vocalizations directed at family members. Her vocalizations at this point, as seen in the above video, are of the “raspy” type I discuss in my posting on Coyote Voicings. But Mom is not so keen on having all that high-energy wiggly and excited youngster activity around her. ![]() The family howling then segues into the evening rendezvous, where the entire family excitedly meets and greets for the evening trekk and other family activities. The howling and yiping in response to the siren were sing-songy and upbeat as you can hear here: ![]() It was taken after a family howl session in response to a siren. This short video clip, above, shows this. If they are insistent towards humans and our dogs, you can be sure they are just as insistent towards each other. ![]() You already saw this in my last posting about “coyote insistence” through body language. When coyotes communicate, there’s little room for misinterpretation.
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