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KnollsCam records video of rare black coyote

A black coyote visits Haywood Knolls.

By Bill Moss, Published: February 29, 2016

Thomas Brass's trail cam in the woods at the top of Haywood Knolls made video of a rare black coyote.

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"The coloring of the coyote varies considerably according to location," says a website Brass cites called A to Z animals. "In the northernmost parts of its range coyotes can be pale to almost white in color. In the west they tend to be a rich reddish hue with black markings. In the plains states they are plain grayish brown. The occasional black coyote is seen in the great plains states and in the eastern states; those may actually be the result of hybridization with wolves. It would take DNA analysis to be sure."