A San Francisco coyote is in his “couch potato” period.
The critter stunned an unsuspecting resident on Friday by stopping to snooze on their out of doors furnishings, Animal Care & Control San Francisco (SFACC) shared on X (previously referred to as Twitter).
One of SFACC’s staff, Officer Mullen, “encouraged this sleepy coyote couch potato to move along and find a more coyote-appropriate (but less comfy) place to sleep,” the submit learn. “He listened and followed her advice.”
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The San Francisco animal shelter shared extra particulars concerning the unsuspecting home-owner and sleepy coyote in a Facebook post on Friday, which was penned by Mullen.
“Earlier this week I was called out to a residence to check on one of my favorite species of San Francisco urban wildlife, a coyote,” the officer wrote.
According to Mullen, the resident’s morning routine was disrupted after they awoke to the “beautiful coyote asleep on their outdoor couch furniture.”
“The animal was reluctant to move when the resident approached,” Mullen stated.
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Sure sufficient, pictures shared by the shelter present the coyote snuggled up on an outside sofa, basking within the solar. In one picture, it seems to be sleeping and in one other, it has woken up and seems to be wanting up at one thing off-camera.
Thinking that the creature could also be sick or injured, the resident rang SFACC and Mullen, who was already within the space, was dispatched to the decision.
“I arrived and made contact with the resident who took me to their backyard and showed me the coyote who was comfortably resting on a couch in their outdoor patio,” the officer wrote.
“I approached the coyote and started talking to him, telling him that it was time to get up,” they continued. “He looked at me, got up, took a big stretch and made his way to the edge of the yard. He was moving appropriately and did not appear sick or injured.”
Per Mullen, the resident’s home was surrounded by a “woodland area” and, upon telling the coyote to go out, the critter “hopped on over the wall and made his way through the brush.”
The shelter additionally shared pictures of the coyote’s exit. In the photographs, the animal has deserted its cozy spot within the solar and seems to be heading away from the home.
“The coyote looked like a young healthy male that was probably recently kicked out of his den and was trying to make his way through the city,” Mullen famous.
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In the “Friday Field Notes” submit, SFACC additionally added a little bit of background about coyotes within the California metropolis, and urged anybody “concerned about a sick or injured coyote” to name its dispatch.
“Thank you for helping us keep this population healthy and thriving in our urban jungle,” the submit concluded.
More details about coyotes — together with what to do for those who encounter them — might be discovered on the shelter’s website.
