So much for letting sleeping dogs lie.
A San Franciscan woke up this week expecting to enjoy a view of the city from their outdoor patio – but instead found a “beautiful coyote” sleeping on their couch.
The dog had made himself so comfortable on the high terrace that he made no attempt to escape when the homeowner approached.
The homeowner worried that the animal’s lethargic behavior indicated it was sick or injured and rushed to call the city’s animal control department.
Turns out the coyote didn’t want to give up the perfect sunning spot.
“I arrived and contacted the residents who took me into their backyard and showed me a cozy coyote relaxing on a couch on their outdoor patio,” Animal Control Officer Mullen wrote on Facebook.
San Francisco has a population of about 100 coyotes. San Francisco Animal Care & Control /Facebook
“I approached the coyote and started talking to him, telling him that it was time to wake up. He looked at me, got up, stretched and walked to the side of the yard.”
The coyote reluctantly walked to the edge of the yard, which connected to the wooded area, and jumped back into the brush.
Mullen noted that the animal was moving appropriately and did not appear sick or injured.
The homeowner worried that the animal’s lethargic behavior indicated it was sick or injured and rushed to call the city’s animal control department. San Francisco Animal Care & Control /Facebook The coyote makes zero attempts to escape when the homeowner approaches. San Francisco Animal Care & Control /Facebook
“The coyote appeared to be a healthy young male who had probably recently been kicked out of his den and was trying to get through town,” he wrote.
Coyote pups typically stay with their parents — who mate for life — for about a year and a half before they venture out on their own.
Fall and early winter are typically times when “annual pups” begin to disperse from their home nests, looking for mates to start their own nests, the department said.
San Francisco has a population of about 100 coyotes, which are key to controlling the rat population.
Big-city coyotes aren’t unusual — New York City residents have recently “expanded their range,” with several recent sightings of four-legged friends in Claremont Park in the Bronx.
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
