I have seen anywhere from one to seven pups born in one litter in San Francisco: that’s quite a spread! I have heard of larger litters, as many as 11 to 19 (not in San Francisco), but I’ve also heard (but not seen) that this very large litter size may actually be the result of “den sharing”: two females sharing the same den.įrom my own observations, I’ve seen litters vary in size over several consecutive years from the same parents as follows: Maeve and Toughy 1-2 Ma’am and Monte 2-5-1 Cai and Yote 7-2-? (haven’t had a chance to count this year’s yet) Maya and Ivan (3-4-5) Chert and Silver 1-0-0-0-4. Some yearlings from the previous year’s litter or before - those that didn’t disperse (leave) - may remain in the family and may even help out a little by bringing in food for the youngsters.
Litter Sizes: A “litter” is the group of pups that are born and raised together in one family.
The courting behavior which leads to pups can be observed at the end of January. Coyotes come into heat just once a year (as opposed to dogs’ twice a year cycle) - they can only produce one litter a year which is usually born sometime in the Springtime. Terminology: Baby coyotes are referred to as “pups” (not cubs)!ĭates of birth: In San Francisco, pups are normally born towards the beginning of April after a gestation of 63 days. Word-of-mouth from other park visitors about a den’s general whereabouts should be enough for you to voluntarily avoid those areas. You can prevent stress and trauma to yourself, your dog, and coyote parents with new pups by leashing your dogs if you must move through such an area. Besides cars, dogs are coyotes’ biggest threat in urban areas. Push the underlined links I’ve provided for even more information.Ĭoyote pups are about two months old now here in San Francisco.Įtiquette: Please stay away from any place where you even suspect a den might be, and please especially keep your dogs away from those areas. Other information is included, including some hearsay, which I’ve stated as such. I’ve put together some information on coyote pups based predominantly on my own observations.
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