This one won't be catching any chickens.

[pdbantam]

Just back from the taxidermist ... a coyote my son shot ... it was almost in our yard!

 

[speckledhen]

Gosh, I've never see any that dark before!

 

[SilkieBantams]

He could have been an alpha pack leader since he's much of a darker color but he sure is beautiful

 

[pdbantam]

The color is unusual around here. That's why we got it mounted.

 

[Firefighter Chick]

perhaps you can put it in the yard to keep the coons away!

 

[cackleberrycoop]

Seriously beautiful creature. I've never seen one that dark either. Did your Taxidermist have anything to say about it?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

The colors are just subspecies variations within the coyote species, although the gray ones are more common. Here's a link to some more pictures of the color variations (WARNING: Contains graphic pictures).

 

[pdbantam]

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[pdbantam]

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Taxidermist had never seen one. Most of the ones we have locally are a much lighter grey.

 

[zathura12]

freaky