A Swellesley reader passed along this photo of a giant coyote passing through a backyard on Sterling Road in Wellesley on Monday morning at around 9am. The English bulldog at the home laid low while this critter passed by.
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This animal has been seen previously in December passing thru yards on Monadnock Road in Swellesley Hills. 3-4 nights ago some animal got “nailed” late at night (also on the N. side of Monadnock). The bushy tail on this animal is a giveaway.
Might be a “wolf-ote”, wolfote, a cross between timber wolf and coyote. They have the size, vigor and strength of wolves but have adapted to solitary hunting, rather than living in packs, like the coyote.