I have never seen a southeastern coyote, but the pelage looks nothing like any coyote that I have seen (and I have seen a lot of them). I would say coydog. The ears and nose are wrong for a red wolf, although red wolves can vary quite a bit in physiognomy and coloration.

I am not current on the latest in red wolf genetics. However, the last time I read up on them it was hypothesized that they were a hybrid swarm with genetics from coyotes, domestic dogs and gray wolves. This makes me wonder what unique genetic information it is that we are saving with the captive breeding effort.

Ben

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