The coywolf sounds like something out of a science fiction, but it's just part coyote (Canis latrans), part gray wolf (Canis lupus) and part domestic dog (which is technically a subspecies of the wolf ...
This eastern coyote is party coyote, part gray wolf, part domestic dog — and yet this hybrid is not a new species. Fiona M. Donnelly / Shutterstock It's possible they emerged when coyote ...
Witnesses reported that the girl and another child approached a coyote, mistaking it for a dog. The coyote lunged at the girl, causing serious injuries that required an overnight hospital stay.