Observations on coyote-mule deer interactions at Rocky Flats, Colorado

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Am. Midl. Nat.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/2425056· OSTI ID:6529537

Alldredge, A W; Arthur, III, W J

Observations of interactions between coyotes (Canis latrans) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in N-central Colorado indicated that, upon discovering a coyote close to a herd, mule deer would become alert, bunch together and either flee or pursue the coyote. Two observations of coyotes attacking deer indicated that the rump was the probable point of attack and in one case the deer began a defense using its front hooves.

• OSTI ID: 6529537
• Journal Information: Am. Midl. Nat.; (United States), Vol. 103:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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