Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
A coyote will sometimes hunt larger prey with other coyotes and with badgers. When hunting with a badger, the coyote will sniff out underground prey, and the badger will dig it up with its claws. How do coyotes know to hunt with badgers? God designed this instinct that became part of its behavior after the Fall of man since before this time, it was vegetarian.
Jackal, wolf, dingo, fox, domesticated dog
CLASS: Mammalia (mammal)
ORDER: Carnivora (meat-eating)
FAMILY: Canidae (dog kind)
GENUS/SPECIES: Canis latrans
Size: 2–3 ft (0.6–0.9 m)
Weight: 15–46 lbs (6.8–20.9 kg)
Original Diet: Plants
Present Diet: Mostly rodents; also birds, snakes, and insects
Habitat: Desert, forest, savanna, and tundra regions of North and Central America
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