The Howler: The Dog Who Joined a Coyote Pack

<p>On the outskirts of the Nevada desert, a young dog named Hades jumped his fence and ran away from home. His family lost hope, until one night, they saw Hades on the news. For almost seven months, he had been sleeping, eating and howling with a pack of coyotes.</p><p>We usually view coyotes as vicious, bloodthirsty beasts. But turns out, they can be pretty friendly. They form unlikely alliances with other animals all the time. They’re so flexible they can eat almost anything and live everywhere from open prairies to city streets, where they lurk unseen like urban ghosts. </p><p>Conservation scientist Christine Willkinson, or <a href="https://scrappynaturalist.com/">scrappy naturalist,</a> tells us why a coyote’s scrappiness is its greatest superpower. In a world that rewards specialists, coyotes make a case for generalists - the ones not spectacular at any one thing, but just okay at everything. </p><p>Plus, to find these ghosts in her own city, Lulu goes on an urban coyote hunt.</p>...