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Mango
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Natalie Ann
Coyotes have unusually large ears for the size of their heads (unusually large compared to wolves and similar animals). Could be a result of breeding
- like large noses or pop-eyedness in humans.
That said, my first thought was dog-coyote mix.
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Many desert dogs have larger ears with more blood vessels in them which helps keep them cool.
Also, larger ears help them locate prey, which is pretty scarce in the desert. If you can't hear as well as the next coyote, you might just starve
yourself out of the gene pool.
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I will say that over the years we have seen lots of coyotes with big ears, but never ones shaped that way. That is why we thought Laurie's photos
were interesting.
I have found many of the comments very interesting---yes, if this creature is sick and suffering, that is sad, but it can also be natures rather harsh
way of cleaning house.
I wonder how many of you also feel at least just as bad for the suffering humans cause animals with activities like this.
Diane
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| Quote: | Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
| Quote: | | I think there is nothing cuter than a jackrabbit with the big ole ears and long legsDiane |
Hey!! Watch that indiscriminately used reference to long legs!  |
But I said they were cute. Besides, they are practical. Animal or human can cover more ground faster with longlegs.
OK, OK, I am not comparing you to a jackrabbit---I bet your ears are way smaller. 
Diane
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I feel real bad. Makes me want to scratch all over. One of those itchy thangs! Mange!!
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The ears look way too big for a coyote... a hybrid deer/dog?
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It IS a coyote with big ears. Period. The first photo is a keeper and could really freak people out. But it is a coyote with big ears and a serious
skin/fur condition.
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Mexray
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The coloring is a bit different...
...but it could be a cousin to those wild African Dogs...but alas, it's a long swim from there...
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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I'd like to sneak up on that thing and administer a dose of Frontline for the poor pooch. It couldn't hurt. That would be one safari I could condone -
unless doing so is seriously messing with natural selection.
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I agree that its a sad sight to see any animal in that shape. I often feel pretty bad for all the street dogs in Mexico, .... also the regular dogs,
the gringo dogs, the cats, and the birds..
A bit off topic but.. Once a fellow tourist in Mexico told me about a town that would spay and neuter all stays found on the street, then release them
with a yellow collar.
It kept the stay dog population down, and the locals/restaurant owners fed and cared for the yellow collared dogs. Has anyone heard of this, or know
what town it may be? I'm pretty sure it was on the pacific coast of the mainland.
It was the most humane way to deal with street dogs I had ever heard about; but, I'm sure it wasn't cheap at first.
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