Coy[]tl, the Nahuatl name meaning 'God's Dog' gave us Coyote, AKA Canis Latrans. The precolumbian range was roughly the interior Southwest extending into Mexico. The great trickster has rapidly expanded to present day Panama south, all of the contiquous US,Canada and Alaska south of the Arctic. The medium for this expansion was the eradication of their controlling species Canis Lupus, aka the Wolf, aided by their superior adaptability via variable behaviors. A coyote can easilly clock 43 MPH and jump 4 meters. They range in wieght from @ 15 lbs to 45lbs. The record individual was 75lbs and measured 5" less tail. Coyotes have lived up to 18 years in captivity and average 10 in the wild.