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Coyotes are terrorizing the once inhabited city.

• DoreenMichele 7y ago
  If you are a grown adult, coyotes aren't that dangerous or scary. They aren't very big. They will attack small pets and children that are alone, but they typically leave adult humans alone. I used to go for six mile walks in the High Desert for exercise. I routinely ran into coyotes. They never bothered me. I did tell my children to not go out alone at night. There had been two or three attacks on children in the previous five years. I have a dog phobia due to things that happened when I was about four years old. I'm not similarly afraid of coyotes. Of course, I wouldn't want to run into a large pack in the dark either. They can and will take down deer as a pack and did so sometimes within earshot of my tent when I was homeless. So, I mean, don't be stupidly cavalier, but lone coyotes are known to not be particularly dangerous to adult humans.
  • thaumasiotes 7y ago
    > lone coyotes are known to not be particularly dangerous to adult humans This is an important qualifier; they are not always alone.
    • DoreenMichele 7y ago
      Yes. It probably bears repeating. The pandemic seems to be causing people to gloss over important details in comments. So thank you for pulling that out and highlighting it.