Pet King

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The coyote is a kind of wolf that only exists in North America. It is smaller than a gray wolf, but even though it is smaller in size, it is still a wolf and not a dog.

Their hair color is usually yellowish-brown, and their eyes are dark brown. They have a long tail that can reach half their length. Because of their habit is to only prowl around at night, they may be mistaken for stray dogs, wolves or foxes in the dim light. However, in most cases, coyotes appearing in cities are most likely to be treated as stray dogs.

Coyotes are usually active at night, early morning or dusk, and occasionally appear during the day. They have big ears, are more sensitive than dogs and wolves, and are very good at finding hiding places. Tree pits, bushes, and well-built gardens are all very good places for them to hide in.

In China, except for zoos, there are no coyotes in the wild, so the translation of this animal’s name is not uniform. Some people call them coyotes or North American wolves, which are actually referring to the same species.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the number of coyotes has increased significantly due to the increase in people’s awareness of environmental protection, and they have spread throughout the United States. They are not afraid of people and have broken into cities in a somewhat grand manner.

Seattle, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston…They can be seen quietly in the night of every big city, especially San Francisco. Due to the proximity of several forest parks, the number of coyotes has reached a degree where they may already be affecting people’s daily lives.

According to rough estimates, the number of coyotes in downtown San Francisco is between 50 and 100.

If you have a super metropolis with a population of over 10 million in Beijing and Shanghai and with most of them concentrated in urban areas, 100 coyotes are nothing, nothing more than a few drops of water into the sea. However, San Francisco is a household name in China that is thought to be a big city. In fact, San Francisco’s urban area is not large enough to match its reputation, so 100 coyotes are quite a lot, and coyotes are much more dangerous than stray dogs.

Although stray dogs are fierce, most of the time, as long as people don’t provoke them, they will not actively attack people. However, coyotes will attack cats, dogs, and even children. Some people even gave them a somewhat absurd name of “Legged Rattlesnake.”

However, if Father Yang is right, it seems that the San Francisco Coyotes have got cocky enough to start attacking adults. This is an extraordinary phenomenon.

Most predators do not attack other animals that are significantly larger than themselves. Firstly, it is that this hunting behavior itself may be dangerous. The other is that even if it takes all its efforts and successfully hunt down the prey, it will not be able to eat it all in one meal, and it is giving other predators a sort of free meal.

Examples of aggressive coyotes attacking adults are extremely rare, especially in cities.

Zhang Zian checked his expression and thought that Father Yang didn’t seem to be joking or something. After all, they were clergymen, and the clergymen do not like to joke around much.

He was just a bit weirded out. Why did a priest such as Father Yang know so much about coyotes, and said that he had noses and eyes on the ground as if he had deliberately investigated it in detail, Maybe…Father Yang, whilst at that university before he became a priest…studied animal-related majors? Then there is a chance that he would be close to Wei Kang as well.

The plane broke out of the turbulent airflow and flew into the stratosphere. The cabin broadcast reminded passengers that they could now release their seat belts.

Some people adjust the angle of the seat, put on a blindfold and earplugs, and go to sleep. Some people may have drunk too much water and can’t wait to go to the toilet. Some people are watching the movie provided by the plane. Some people are typing on the notebook keyboard and writing documents. Some whispered to each other.

Zhang Zian and Father Yang did not intend to use the toilet and continued from their previous topic. Richard also did not find a chance to interrupt for the time being.

“The recent coyote attack on a person happened just the night before, and in our local time, that is, yesterday morning in Binhai time. A young man did not return home at night, wandering in a remote neighborhood, and was looking for youths who were not interested in studying. The young man sold peddled illegal drugs he carried with him.”Father Yang said,” On one hand, the young man was careful to guard against the police, but on the other hand, he was trying to guard against rivals eating into his own customer base. Thus, he did not notice that there was a pair of them in the dark. Their eyes have been staring at him.”

For that young man, it was not the first time he went out and sell illegal drugs during the night, relying on his familiarity with the terrain and his boldness. He had never been careless before, and he had never been caught by the police. Once he felt that the wind was not right, he ran away and truly did not expect to meet such a situation the night before.

When it was almost midnight, he had just completed a transaction with a few Mexican guys, and he estimated that there were few goods left in the pockets. The money should be enough for him to splurge for a while, and he planned to withdraw and head home. Otherwise, it was easy to attract too much attention with so much cash. After all, mobile payment in the United States is far less developed than China. Even if it is as developed as China, he is not stupid enough to use this payment method that may be monitored by the police.

As soon as he turned around, he heard movement in the nearby trees, as if someone was hiding behind the tree.

“Who is there?” He asked, warily.

No one answered.

“I warn you. Whoever you are, it’s best to get away from me, for I have a gun!”

He is not bluffing. He who dares to go out at night is definitely not vegetarian. The words didn’t completely leave his mouth when he really took out a numbered gun from his waist and aimed at the tree.

“Last warning!”

He was convinced that it was not the police. If it was the police, the police had already fired the moment he took out the gun.

The strongest possibility is a homeless man. They roam all over the streets of San Francisco, or maybe a drunk.

Hu…

When the thing appeared from behind the tree, he couldn’t see clearly in the darkness, but his nerves relaxed, thinking that it was a dog that was lost. Thus, he lowered his muzzle and grinned, “You frightened me! Come, Dog! Come here! ”

He murmured the usual teasing sound in his mouth and reached out to greet it.

It took a few steps closer, a little bright light hit it, and he saw its eyes.

He couldn’t tell what he was thinking at the time, but his intuition told him that it didn’t seem to be a dog, and his intuition had saved him more than once from the police and his colleagues.

After he was able to respond, he wanted to raise the muzzle to point at it again, but it was too late, and the thing pounced on him at an extremely fast speed, biting the wrist of the gun holder.

Bang!

With severe pain, his fingers snapped at the trigger. His gun was never put to safety mode at night.

With that, the gun went off.

The bullet nearly hit his other arm.

Nevertheless, the gunfire also saved him.

The thing was frightened by the sound of gunshots, loosened its mouth, and turned around, and ran into the bushes, as fast as it appeared.