cayote with prey (IMAGE)

Penn State

cayote with prey

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This "camera trap" photo says it all: Less than half of whitetail fawns live to see their first birthday, and many are killed by predators, such as black bears, bobcats, and coyotes like the one shown here carrying the head of a fawn.

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Asia Murphy/Penn State

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