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Taylor Mitchell - Canadian country folk singer and songwriter who died at the age of 19 of injuries and blood loss after two eastern coyotes mauled her (en.wikipedia.org)
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[-] burgersc12@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They are Coywolf, hybrids that are like slightly smaller wolves or more aggressive coyotes.

[-] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 9 points 11 months ago

Not sure why you're being downvoted, the term Coywolf is in the Wikipedia article

[-] AThing4String@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

Sometimes true, but not in this case.

Various other proposed explanations why the unusual attack occurred included that the coyotes might have been larger and bolder than normal coyotes because they were crosses with wolves or domestic dogs, rabid, starving, or protecting a carcass.None of these suggestions were subsequently borne out

They just got tough and mean on their own.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I imagine they worked hard together to incapacitate the moose then ate him alive

[-] burgersc12@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It says "two Eastern Coyote (coywolves) mauled her" in the OP link. Also according to wikipedia they are almost considered a different species and have been proposed to be called Coywolves precisely becuase of how different they are to the regular coyotes you're thinking of

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