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About The Yellowstone Coyote: From Top Dog To Underdog

In the 1920s wolves were completely wiped out of Yellowstone Park. The coyote then became the top dog in the Park for 60 years. With the re-introduction of the wolf in 1995, coyotes went from top dog to underdog. It is in Yellowstone that we can best understand the coyote of the past, for it is here that the coyote must confront the grizzly bear, the mountain lion, and now the gray wolf, his closest relative, and now his most dangerous adversary. Coyotes mate for life, with the male helping to feed, guard, and defend the pups. They eat mostly small rodents, mice, and voles. But in winter they may survive largely on the remains from wolf kills.

The Yellowstone Coyote: From Top Dog To Underdog is presented by Real Wild. Its listed runtime is 52 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a society documentary, The Yellowstone Coyote: From Top Dog To Underdog uses yellowstone, coyote, underdog as its central frame. Social documentaries work best as invitations to examine systems through lived experience. Distinguish individual testimony from wider claims, and consider which institutions, incentives and inequalities shape the choices shown.

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Title
The Yellowstone Coyote: From Top Dog To Underdog
Category
Society
Runtime
52 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Real Wild

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