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Coyote caught napping on porch at San Francisco home

Published  November 5, 2023 7:49am PST
Pets and Animals
KTVU FOX 2

Coyote caught taking nap on San Francisco porch

A coyote was found lounging on the porch furniture at a San Francisco home last week.

SAN FRANCISCO - A coyote was found relaxing on a porch at a home in San Francisco Friday.

Animal Control was called after a resident noticed the furry friend on their lounge furniture, and couldn't get them to move.

"Officer Mullen encouraged this sleepy coyote couch potato to move along and find a more coyote-appropriate (but less comfy) place to sleep," wrote SF Animal Care & Control on X. "He listened and followed her advice."

The officer said the coyote appeared to be a young, healthy male.

Authorities say the Bay Area has reached the point in the year when maturing pups transition out of their pack dens, and that this coyote was probably trying to find a mate and new den to call home.