Meet the Coyote Next Door

Reread the first subheading: Studying Coyotes. Did the coyote in Chicago ever hurt anyone?

• yes

• no

According to the section: STUDYING COYOTES, what is Dr. Gehrt trying to learn about coyotes?

• Why coyotes live in the city

• How coyotes adapt to living in the city

• How to get rid of coyotes

• Coyotes' eating and reproduction habits

Reread the subheading LIFE IN THE CITY. What is NOT something that coyotes experience in the city?

• They are killed by cars.

• They learn to eat people food.

• They find creative places to raise pups.

• They find hiding places during the day.

Reread the section SMART HUMANS. What do scientists advise people to do?

• ignore coyotes so the coyotes will also ignore humans

• scare coyotes so they will stay away from humans

• feed coyotes to keep them from bothering humans for food

• be kind to coyotes so they have no reason to attack humans

What is the general topic of this passage?

• scientists

• cities

• coyotes

• animals

Reread the paragraph 1. What did the coyote do?

• He would fight the dogs that were being walked by their owners

• He would attack the people walking by

• He would steal people's food

• He would charge at people and their dogs, but he would not hurt them

What does the word dwellers mean in the following sentence? Dr. Gehrt says conflicts between coyotes and city dwellers are becoming more common now that coyotes have moved into many North American cities and suburbs.

• coyotes

• big cities

• people who live in cities

• people who hate the city

What does the word scavenge mean in the following excerpt? The secret to the coyote’s success is intelligence. To survive in the wild, a coyote must hunt small animals, avoid becoming a meal for wolves or bears, and yet trail one of its own predators, the wolf, to scavenge its leftovers.

• to find and eat the leftover remains of an already dead animal

• to hunt and kill an animal for food

• to avoid wolves

• to avoid a predator

What does the word camouflage mean in the follow sentence? If they can’t find a hiding place, they can curl up in any open space where their natural camouflage blends in.

• to scare a person walking by

• sharp teeth and pointy ears

• an animal's fur/covering that looks like its surroundings

• leaves, grass, trees, bushes, etc.

What does the word reinforce mean in the following excerpt? “The idea is to try to scare the animal away and reinforce the idea that coyotes should be afraid of people,” he says. When the coyote appeared in the evening, they ran toward it, yelling and shaking a noisemaker — a coffee can with coins rattling inside. “Usually, that’s all you have to do,” Dr. Gehrt says. “You do it once, and you’ll never see that coyote again.”

• support

• go against

• confuse