The document describes the characteristics, habitat, diet, predators, and role in the ecosystem of coyotes. Coyotes have bushy tails, light brown fur, pointy ears, and black noses. They live in fields with trees and bushes that have brown grass and weeds, and sometimes forests. Their diet consists of small animals like rats, squirrels, and birds that live in their habitat. Coyotes face threats from larger predators like cougars, bears, wolves, and humans, and are impacted by human activities like deforestation and trapping. Removing coyotes from the food chain would disrupt population control of smaller animals and limit food for other predators.