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There’s a creature or creatures talking outside where i live and i’d like to learn a bit more about them. Does anybody know how to tell coyote/fox/coydog/similar dudes apart or have a source for what what the different kinds of calls might mean? They’re not exactly the same as the ones I’ve heard before, so now I’m curious.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A fox sounds like a woman or child screaming in the night. It's a very unsettling sound to hear.

Coyotes have a very high pitched dog-like sound. Typically I've always heard them in groups yipping and howling, almost like a group laughing type of sound.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Foxes are very distinct. It sounds like a child screaming. It's horrible. Google "fox mating call".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Can you get a video/recording?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Not quite, but thank you for the cutest video ever. I think it might be the same animal, but a different call.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

If you can, post a recording and we can try to identify them.