1. By analyzing the DNA of more than 600 coyotes, researchers were finally able to understand why northeastern coyotes are larger than those in the West: many of them are actually part wolf. Nearly a century ago, coyotes mated with wolves in the Great Lakes region and produced fertile offspring. Check out the full story here. © AMNH/R. Mickens

    By analyzing the DNA of more than 600 coyotes, researchers were finally able to understand why northeastern coyotes are larger than those in the West: many of them are actually part wolf. Nearly a century ago, coyotes mated with wolves in the Great Lakes region and produced fertile offspring. Check out the full story here.

    © AMNH/R. Mickens

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