I was absolutely shocked. They were acting like it was someone's puppy. By contrast it wouldn't likely have even given me notice, with the distance I had on it. I even typically have my cameras (mirrorless Olympus) set for 'silent shutter" most days.
We never had coyotes around here, until maybe 10 years ago. That's when I saw one in our parking lot, at 3:00am. Thought it was a loose dog at first. During Covid I was out for a walk in the greenbelt area around one of our flood control canals, when I saw two of them jumping through people's back yards. This was around 7:00am. We're in the middle of a large suburban area. The city has almost 800,000 people, at last count.
If not friend, why friend-shaped?
I've seen coyotes in my city with a better understanding of how to cross the street than many people. More than once at night I've seen one sit at a crosswalk and wait for a car to stop before crossing.
Reminded me of the Nigerian preacher who tried to reenact the Bibiic tale of Daniel and the Lions. It ended badly and quickly for him.
Erich Von Däniken was as much a huckster as a racist. Possibly more of the former than the latter.
Not just Africa, though. Venomous snake handling & drinking strychnine is a part of the religious practices of some sects of Pentecostals in the American southeast.
