Coywolf (April 8)

Have you heard of the coywolf? Genetically it is ¼ wolf, 1/10 dog and the rest coyote. The coywolf is a hybrid twice the size of a coyote, able to hunt in both the woods (traditionally the place for wolves) and on the prairies (traditionally the place for coyotes). With the help of the dog genetics, it is able to hunt in urban areas by eating rodents and pets or scavenging. If you spot one in suburbia, you will even notice that it may look both ways before crossing the street!

How did the coywolf come about? When the wolves of southern Canada experienced environmental problems of deforestation and drastic hunting, they began to interbreed with both coyotes and large breeds of domesticated dogs. The coywolf is not the result of evolution but the in-built diversity of genetic code that God has placed within the dog kind. It has also been demonstrated that wolves, coyotes, and domestic dogs are the same kind since they can successfully interbreed.

Psalm 59:14-15

KJV: And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

NIV: They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city. They wander about for food and howl if not satisfied.

Reference

“Coywolves: Hybrid reveal clues about dog kind”, 2016. Creation 38(2)10.

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