Chapter 1455: Rampant Coyotes

The coyote is a wolf that only exists in North America. It is smaller than the gray wolf, but no matter how small it is, it is still a wolf, not a dog.

Their coat color is usually khaki, their eyes are dark brown, and they have a long tail, which can reach half the length of their body. Because they are nocturnal, they may be mistaken for wandering in dim light. Dogs, wolves, foxes, but for the most part, coyotes in cities are most likely to be mistaken for stray dogs.

Coyotes are usually active at night, early morning or dusk, and occasionally appear during the day. They have a pair of big ears, and their hearing is more sensitive than dogs and wolves. Great place to hide.

In China, there are no coyotes in the wild except in zoos, so the translated names of this animal are not uniform. Some people call them coyotes or coyotes, but they are actually the same species.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, probably due to the enhancement of people's awareness of environmental protection, the number of coyotes has increased significantly, almost all over the United States, and they are not afraid of people, and they will break into cities openly.

Seattle, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston... They can be seen sneaking around in the night of every big city, especially San Francisco. Because it is adjacent to several forest parks, the number of coyotes has reached the limit and may affect people's daily life degree of living.

A rough estimate puts the San Francisco metropolitan area at between 50 and 100 coyotes.

In a super metropolis like Beijing and Shanghai with a population of more than 10 million and most of them concentrated in the urban area, 100 coyotes are nothing more than a few drops of water thrown into the sea, but San Francisco is a well-known big city in China , in fact, the urban area of ​​San Francisco is not big, at least not worthy of its reputation, so 100 coyotes is 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 take the initiative to attack people, while coyotes will attack cats, dogs and even children. Some people hate them as "rattlesnakes with legs".

However, if Father Yang is right, it appears that the San Francisco coyotes have become aggressive enough to attack adults, which is an unusual phenomenon.

Most carnivores will not attack other animals that are obviously larger than themselves. First, this kind of hunting itself may be very dangerous. Other carnivores are used as wedding dresses.

Instances of coyotes actively attacking adults are extremely rare, especially in cities.

Zhang Zian looked at his words and felt that Father Yang didn't seem to be joking or something. After all, he is a priest, and priests don't lie.

He's just a little weird,

Why does a clergyman like Father Yang know so much about coyotes, and he speaks with a nose and eyes, as if he has deliberately investigated in detail. Could it be that... before Father Yang became a priest, he studied at the Ghent University..., he studied animals Related majors? If there is a chance, he can get close to Wei Kang.

The plane broke away from the turbulent airflow and flew into the stratosphere. The cabin announcement reminded passengers that they could unbuckle their seat belts.

Some people adjust the angle of the seat, put on eye masks and earplugs and fall asleep, some people may drink too much water and can’t wait to go to the toilet, some people focus on watching the movies provided by the plane, some people are busy typing on the keyboard of the laptop to write documents, and Some people were talking to each other in low voices.

Neither Zhang Zian nor Father Yang intended to get up to go to the bathroom. To continue the previous topic, Richard didn't find a chance to drive for the time being.

"The most recent incident of a coyote attacking a person happened the night before yesterday local time, that is, yesterday morning in Binhai City time. A young man did not come home at night, wandering in a remote neighborhood, learning from others A young man who is a skilled man sells the illegal drugs he carries with him.” Father Yang said, “The young man was careful on the one hand to guard against the police, and on the other hand, he was wary of his colleagues who tried to blackmail them, but he didn’t realize that there was a pair of people in the dark. Eyes were on him the whole time."

It was not the first time for that young man to go out at night to sell illegal drugs. Relying on his familiarity with the terrain and his boldness and carefulness, he had never been caught by the police by mistake. Once he felt that the wind was wrong, he ran away immediately. Unexpectedly, he fell to the ground the night before. Had a big somersault.

When it was almost midnight at night, he had just finished the transaction with some Mexicans, and he estimated that there was not much goods left in his pocket, and the money he got should be enough to squander for a while, so he planned to withdraw, otherwise too much cash on him would easily attract people. Jealous, after all, mobile payment in the United States is far less developed than in China. Even if it is as developed as China, he is not stupid enough to use this payment method that may be caught by the police.

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

"Who's there?" He asked warily.

No one answered.

"I warn you, no matter who you are, you'd better get out, I have a gun!"

He is not bluffing, anyone who dares to go out at night is not a vegetarian. Before he finished speaking, he actually pulled out a gun with the serial number worn out from his back waist and pointed it at the tree.

"One last warning!"

He was sure that it was not the police, if it was the police, the moment he drew the gun, the police would have fired.

The biggest possibility is that there are homeless people all over the streets of San Francisco, or it may be a drunk.

call……

When the thing appeared from behind the tree, he couldn't see clearly in the dark, his nerves relaxed, and he thought it was a lost dog, so he lowered the muzzle of his gun, grinned and said, "Scared your father to death! Come on, Dog! Come here!"

He muttered his usual teasing sound for a dog, and held out his hand to greet it.

It came a few steps closer, a slightly brighter light fell on 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 from the police and colleagues more than once.

After reacting, he wanted to raise the muzzle of the gun to aim at it again, but it was too late, the thing pounced on him at an extremely fast speed, and bit his wrist holding the gun.

boom!

In excruciating pain, his finger was on the trigger, and his gun was never tripped at night.

Then, the gun went off.

The bullet narrowly missed his own other arm.

However, the gunfire also saved him.

Startled by the gunshot, the thing let go of its mouth, turned around and jumped into the bushes, as fast as it appeared.