Information and stories about San Francisco coyotes: behavior & personality, coexistence & outreach, by Janet Kessler: Unveiling first-hand just how savvy, social, sentient and singular coyotes really are!
Of course pups cuddle, tease and play with each other. And parents do the same with their pups. But in the coyote world, these inter-personal activities are prevalent throughout adulthood between mated pairs: coyotes really like each other (unless they really don’t, which is a different story). They are social, meaning they spend a lot of time together interacting with each other, be it simply through visual communication or more emphatically through physical contact. Their involvement with each other is constant and can be intense.
In this video you’ll see some of that activity between a bonded pair. You’ll see affectionate nudges and teasing, fond provocations, tender mouth clasps or little “kisses” and cuddling. This is what goes on between them when they’re left alone and not having to constantly watch over their shoulders for danger — mostly from dogs. The activity occurs throughout the year, not just during the reproductive season.
These photos, the video, and the coyotes are captivating, intimate, heart tugging, and gorgeous. How sweet this pair is…. Your legacy, Janet, is awesome. Thank you. Ever grateful.
Hi Jeannie — To protect the coyotes, I don’t state locations. But know that coyotes tend to mate for life, and this video shows how all pairs interact and play with each other throughout the city. Hope this helps! Janet
About My Site and Me: This website reflects my almost 20 years of intense, careful, and dedicated field-work — empirical observations — all photo-documented without interfering or changing coyotes’ behaviors. Be welcome here, enjoy, and learn! I am a self-taught naturalist and independent coyote researcher.
Coyotes reappeared in San Francisco in 2002 after many years of absence, and people are still in the dark about them. This site is to help bring light to their behavior and offer simple guidelines for easy coexistence.
My information comes from my own first-hand observations of our very own coyotes here in San Francisco. What I’m presenting to you is the reality of their everyday individual lives. They have not been studied or observed so thoroughly by anyone else. Mine is not generic information, nor second-hand.
Note that none of the coyotes I document and photograph is “anonymous” to me: I know (or knew) each one of them, and can tell you about their personalities, histories, and their family situations. There have been over 100 of them, distributed among over twenty families, all in San Francisco. Images and true stories have the power to raise awareness and change perspective.
Jan 11, 2019 @ 20:16:53
These photos, the video, and the coyotes are captivating, intimate, heart tugging, and gorgeous. How sweet this pair is…. Your legacy, Janet, is awesome. Thank you. Ever grateful.
Jan 11, 2019 @ 22:35:49
Thank you, Cindie! :))
Jan 25, 2019 @ 01:11:31
Where are these coyotes? [edited]
Jan 25, 2019 @ 03:37:16
Hi Jeannie — To protect the coyotes, I don’t state locations. But know that coyotes tend to mate for life, and this video shows how all pairs interact and play with each other throughout the city. Hope this helps! Janet
Jan 26, 2019 @ 00:52:52
I totally understand.
Jan 26, 2019 @ 03:58:20
:))