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Coyote

Canis latrans

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Description:

Coyote caught in mid-leap while hunting at Swan Lake Flats near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. Coyotes use their remarkable sense of hearing to locate small prey beneath snow, then pounce nose-first and dig furiously in pursuit of food. This attempt failed to produce a meal.

Notes:

Lin captured this photo with her Nikon D-90 DSLR camera and Nikkor 70-300 mm lens during a working visit to Yellowstone National Park in April 2010. For more wildlife photos by Dan and Lin, see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndomer73/.

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Coyote

Canis latrans

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Comments (58)
HemaShah
it truly is! That is how coyotes bring down preys. They jump up in the air and come straight down ,pointing towards the prey ,and then slamming it!
andrew.pitek
Gorgeous Coyote! Well done with capturing this moment!
kyros.v
Unique! Well done. Dying to visit yellowstone...
Núria
WONDERFULL, I LIKE THIS VERY MUCH. GREETS
Sid
Beautiful!
mitchh
Excellent--perfect timing.
jbergie13
Fantastic photo -- congrats on the facebook share! Wonderful job.
Yasser
Hi Dan, I just wanted to let you know that National Geographic shared this picture with nearly 5 million of their Facebook fans. You can see the post here: http://www.facebook.com/natgeo/posts/196679320362448 Congratulations on an incredible photo!

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