![]() ![]() If you haven’t already, buy Coyote America and American Serengeti-I can promise you’ll love them both. Coyote definition: A wolflike carnivorous mammal (Canis latrans) of North and Central America, having grayish-brown or yellowish fur, large erect ears, and a drooping bushy tail. This is an excellent episode and I’m excited for you to listen. This word comes from the Native American language and refers to a type of wild dog that lives in North America. We also talk about Dan’s childhood in Louisiana, his current home in New Mexico, his favorite books on the American West, and much, much more. The correct pronunciation of 'coyote' is kah-yuh-tay. Then we discuss horses-the misconception that they are a non-native species in North America, their evolutionary history around the world, and some modern-day challenges facing the West’s few remaining wild horses. We start by discussing the coyote-how and why the animal has been so misunderstood, its similarities to humans, how it has managed to thrive despite efforts to totally eradicate the species, and the varying pronunciations of the word coyote. ![]() I could’ve asked Dan questions for hours and hours, but in our relatively short time together we managed to cover a lot. This conversation gave me a glimpse into what it must have been like to be a student in Dan’s class at the University of Montana-I walked away from it full of new knowledge, and it whet my appetite to dig deeper into the many subjects we covered. It’s clear that Dan was a wonderful professor, because as you’ll hear in this episode, he has a real knack for explaining complicated subjects in a way that’s understandable, engaging, and exciting. The latter explores the last big mammals of the great plains-pronghorn, coyotes, horses, grizzlies, bison, and wolves-and also gives a great overview of North American big history. ![]() The former is a biography of the coyote, a surprisingly fascinating animal with a rich and severely misunderstood history. His most recent books- Coyote America and American Serengeti-are two of the most enlightening and informative books on the West’s natural history that I have ever read. Dan Flores is a writer, historian, and former professor whose work explores the connections between people and the natural world in the American West. ![]()
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