Michigan Coyotes: What's for Dinner Depends on What the Neighbors are Having
July 21, 2020
July 21, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 21 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
Michigan coyotes in most of the Lower Peninsula are the "top dogs" in the local food chain and can dine on a wide variety of small animals, including rabbits and rodents, along with berries and other plant foods, insects, human garbage and even outdoor pet food.
But in the Upper Peninsula, coyotes coexist with gray wolves and play a subordinate role in the food web. A . . .
Michigan coyotes in most of the Lower Peninsula are the "top dogs" in the local food chain and can dine on a wide variety of small animals, including rabbits and rodents, along with berries and other plant foods, insects, human garbage and even outdoor pet food.
But in the Upper Peninsula, coyotes coexist with gray wolves and play a subordinate role in the food web. A . . .