Wild Animals

Facts about wild animals and why most of them do not make good pets, from coyotes and wolves to hyenas and lions.

What Eats Coyotes? (The Food Chain In The Wild)

What eats coyotes? Wolves and mountain lions are their main predators, while bears, golden eagles and alligators sometimes take coyotes or pups.

Coyotes can run 35 to 43 mph in short bursts, faster than people and most dogs. See how they compare to Greyhounds and what to do if you meet one.

Yes, a lion you raise can still attack you. Lions stay wild, and the US Big Cat Public Safety Act now bans private ownership and breeding.

Hyenas can’t be pets. They are wild carnivores with bone-crushing jaws, often illegal to own, and more closely related to cats than to dogs.

The beta wolf idea comes mostly from captive wolves. Wild packs are families led by the parents, with grown offspring helping until they leave.