Coyotes N°168 P.30

Coyotes

Coyotes live on the prairies, in the mountains or
in forests North America.
This one is lying in wait  by a river.
What has it spotted ?

Were do they live ?
In  North America.


What do they eat ?

Small animals, dead
animals they find,
fruit... They are
amnivores so they eat
most things


Hpw big are they ?

The size of
a big dog

 

1)
Look ! It is a Young raccoon !
The coyote darts out, leaps at  the raccoon and
catch it as it tries to escape.

raccoon ==> raton laveur

leap  ==> bondir sauter

dart ==> lancer, sauter


2)
The coyote kills the raccoon with its teeth.
It has also picked up  a scent that it knows well...
There is a wolf nearby !


scent  ==> parfum, odeur


3)

The wolf wants to steal the coyote's meal
It is bigger and stronger but the coyote is faster,
even with its prey in its mouth !


4)
The  coyote has left the wolf behind.
It is out of breath. But why is it not eating the raccoon?
Where is it taking its prey ?


5)
The coyote has gone back to its den, a hole dug out under a rock...
and what is that Inside ?
There is a yelping sound...

dug out  ==> déterrer



6)
It is the coyote's babies and their mother !
The coyote has brought food for his  hungry family
Now it is the mother's turn to go off hunting.