Coyote

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Coyote is a mammal member of the Canidae (dog) family. The word "coyote" comes from the Náhuatl (Aztec) word cóyotl.

Coyotes live only in North America and some areas of Central America. Sometimes, they join small packs (groups), but normally hunt alone. The coyote is an omnivore and can eat many kinds of food: fruits, grasses, and vegetables along with small mammals, for example rabbits, mice, shrews, voles, and foxes.

The coyote is a character of many myths from Native American peoples. Sometimes, they named this character "Mika".