Coyote
Animals of the Canadian Badlands
The coyote appears often in the tales and traditions of Native
Americans—usually as a very savvy and clever beast. Modern
coyotes have displayed their cleverness by adapting to the changing
American landscape. These members of the dog family once lived
primarily in open prairies and deserts, but now roam the
continent's forests and mountains. These adaptable animals will eat
almost anything. They hunt rabbits, rodents, fish, frogs, and even
deer. They also happily dine on insects, snakes, fruit, grass, and
carrion.
The calls a coyote makes are high-pitched and variously
described as howls, yips, yelps, and barks. These calls may be a
long rising and falling note (a howl) or a series of short notes
(yips). These calls are most often heard at dusk or night, but may
sometimes be heard in the day or in the middle of the day. Although
these calls are made throughout the year, they are most common
during the spring mating season and in the fall when the pups leave
their families to establish new territories. When a coyote calls
his pack together, he howls at one high note. When the pack is
together, he howls higher and higher, and then they yip and yelp
and also do a yi-yi sound very shrill with the howl.
This cache is part of the Legacy Trail produced by the Canadian
Badlands Geocaching Association for the Best of the Bad Mega
Event.
The Legacy Trail
The Legacy Trail is a collection of geocaches that circles its
way over 100 miles on country roads traversing some of the most
scenic and spectacular landscape in this part of the Canadian
Badlands. A large number of caches in a variety of types, sizes and
difficulty are placed on the Trail. Every town, village and
hamletin the Canadian Badlands has its own cache. Some caches were
named after local historic events and people, as well as
celebrities who grew up in this area. Some caches were sponsored by
geocachers who attended the Best of the Bad Mega Event. The Legacy
Trail was produced by the Canadian Badlands Geocaching Association
for the Best of the Bad Mega Event.
The Canadian Badlands
The Canadian Badlands in Alberta are like no other place on
earth, home to the world's most extensive dinosaur bonebeds,
badlands and hoodoos, and a world-class museum that shelters a 75
million-year-old legacy. The region is rich in culturally and
historically significant sites that tell the story of the First
Nations people and early settlers, and of a complex and diverse
modern society that is still deeply rooted in the spirit of the
frontier.
