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http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/29/canada.singer.killed/index.html

Long story short, she was fucking killed by coyotes. Usually these assholes will leave people alone. Man, I'm glad I'm super armed every time I have to deal with these guys when they wander into town looking for food.

Were they trying to eat her? or just defending themselves

I'm guessing the former.

I got to say, going out in a coyote attack is as badass as it gets, i'll take that over cancer and heart disease any day
:rip:

Crazy enough, there is a coyote in my backyard right now.

Twitch said:

Crazy enough, there is a coyote in my backyard right now.

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Twitch?

... Twitch?

Holy crap, they got Twitch!

Grab your shotguns, people - any one of us could be next.

I didn't even think they had coyotes in Nova Scotia.

What a bizarre way to go. I've never heard any grisly coyote stories before, they're almost as bad as foxes. They're kinda skittish is what I'm saying.

checkeredhat said:

I didn't even think they had coyotes in Nova Scotia.

What a bizarre way to go. I've never heard any grisly coyote stories before, they're almost as bad as foxes. They're kinda skittish is what I'm saying.

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Check his avatar - he's spreading misinformation.

HE'S ONE OF THEM.

I LOVE the CNN Headline:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/29/taylor.mitchell/index.html

Canadian folk singer died doing something she loved, mother says.

Apparently, she loved screaming and being ripped apart by wild dogs.

America: We arm ourselves for fear of ourselves.

Canada: We arm ourselves for fear of being ripped apart by wild animals.

Chazwozel said:

America: We arm ourselves for fear of ourselves.

Canada: We arm ourselves for fear of being ripped apart by wild animals.

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No, see, that's just the thing. Nobody fears being ripped apart by coyotes. Because its so damned implausible!

No coyote in his right mind would jump us by the fire.

That's the first time I've ever heard of anyone being attacked by coyotes. I've heard of them getting chickens and stuff like that, but this is just odd.

Dave said:

I LOVE the CNN Headline:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/29/taylor.mitchell/index.html

Canadian folk singer died doing something she loved, mother says.

Apparently, she loved screaming and being ripped apart by wild dogs.

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Comedy, fucking, gold there Dave. -

That is odd. We go to really remote places for field studies, and we run into coyotes all the time. They usually duck away or even beg, but I've never really seen aggression. I'll be a little more wary from now on.

Checkered Hat wins for unintentionally funniest avatar in a hilarious thread.

Koko said:

I got to say, going out in a coyote attack is as badass as it gets, i'll take that over cancer and heart disease any day
:rip:

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Reading about something is not the same as experiencing it.

Don't label a sad little tragedy like this one "badass" because you think it's cool. Coyotes are small, it would take a long time for them to kill you -unless you offer your throat first - all the while you are slowly ripped apart and devoured alive.

I've grown up with coyotes around. I've gone out into the brush and tree-lines, and haven't had a single problem. I did almost step on a badger which scared the shit out of me. And, I did step on a rabbit, and it freaked me the hell out. Those things screech like a woman. Dear God, that scared me.

Wow, that is like getting killed by two toy poodles. I just can't see it. They better do a good post mortem, to be sure she was not already dead when she became lunch.

sixpackshaker said:

Wow, that is like getting killed by two toy poodles. I just can't see it. They better do a good post mortem, to be sure she was not already dead when she became lunch.

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I'm thinking she might've just went into a state of useless panic. Which would give the little coyotes plenty of time to do their thang.

sixpackshaker said:

Wow, that is like getting killed by two toy poodles. I just can't see it. They better do a good post mortem, to be sure she was not already dead when she became lunch.

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Well, northern coyotes can get up to around 75 pounds in size, they're not exactly tiny.

I thought the NHL was keeping them in Phoenix?

Well that sucks and I'm sorry to hear she's dead. But when I heard that a Canadian teen pop star died, I immediately thought of that "Let's Go To the Mall" episode from How I Met Your Mother.



There are plenty of coyotes around Southern California and I haven't had a single problem with them. They must have been startled to attack her like that.

according to Chip Bird

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This man's name furthers my belief that Canada is a land of whimsy, bacon and faeries.

IronBrig4 said:

Well that sucks and I'm sorry to hear she's dead. But when I heard that a Canadian teen pop star died, I immediately thought of that \"Let's Go To the Mall\" episode from How I Met Your Mother.



There are plenty of coyotes around Southern California and I haven't had a single problem with them. They must have been startled to attack her like that.

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BEST PORNO TEASE EVER!

Also, the thread title makes me go, "...its a dinosaur jesus christ what the fuuuck"

Fun fact: There are no Coyotes in Newfoundland.

Those traumatized by this story are free to sleep on my couch.

Rob King said:

Fun fact: There are no Coyotes in Newfoundland.

Those traumatized by this story are free to sleep on my couch.

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Only if you've tesed it to ensure it's coyote-free.

Speaking as a Maritimer, coyotes are pretty common. I know in the more rural areas of PEI, everyone was armed to protect their fields from coyotes. They're not AS common in Nova Scotia, but not unheard of.

Personally, it's a horrible thing to have happened, but she was wandering on her own in the wilderness, which is NEVER a smart thing to do.

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Rob King said:

Fun fact: There are no Coyotes in Newfoundland.

Those traumatized by this story are free to sleep on my couch.

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But there ARE moose. And good lord, those things are huge.

ThatNickGuy said:

Speaking as a Maritimer, coyotes are pretty common. I know in the more rural areas of PEI, everyone was armed to protect their fields from coyotes. They're not AS common in Nova Scotia, but not unheard of.

Personally, it's a horrible thing to have happened, but she was wandering on her own in the wilderness, which is NEVER a smart thing to do.

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Rob King said:

Fun fact: There are no Coyotes in Newfoundland.

Those traumatized by this story are free to sleep on my couch.

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But there ARE moose. And good lord, those things are huge.

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She wasn't wandering so much as talking walks in the wilderness.

Moose are big animals, but thankfully they're very tasty too.

Frankie;287020][quote=sixpackshaker said:

Wow, that is like getting killed by two toy poodles. I just can't see it. They better do a good post mortem, to be sure she was not already dead when she became lunch.

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Well, northern coyotes can get up to around 75 pounds in size, they're not exactly tiny.[/QUOTE]

I am used to seeing the ones down here that are more like foxes on stilts. These here are more along the lines of 25-35 pounds. 75 pound dog can kill just about any small adult alone.

Iaculus;287046][quote=Rob King said:

Fun fact: There are no Coyotes in Newfoundland.

Those traumatized by this story are free to sleep on my couch.

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Only if you've tesed it to ensure it's coyote-free.[/QUOTE]

Iaculus, if you're still not sure, you can share my bed. :eyebrows:

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ThatNickGuy;287047][quote=Rob King said:

Fun fact: There are no Coyotes in Newfoundland.

Those traumatized by this story are free to sleep on my couch.

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But there ARE moose. And good lord, those things are huge.[/QUOTE]

Oh, they're harmless unless you plow into them going 120 km/h on the highway.

There's a reason they've been nicknamed 'Newfoundland Speedbumps.'

BlackCrossCrusader said:

Coyotes are small, it would take a long time for them to kill you -unless you offer your throat first - all the while you are slowly ripped apart and devoured alive.

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That was so fucking METAL!:rockon:

A moose once bit my sister.

Talk about Coyote Ugly.

Koko said:

I got to say, going out in a coyote attack is as badass as it gets, i'll take that over cancer and heart disease any day
:rip:

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Dude, there's at least one better way to go than by coyote attack.

Gruebeard;287124][quote=Koko said:

I got to say, going out in a coyote attack is as badass as it gets, i'll take that over cancer and heart disease any day
:rip:

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Dude, there's at least one better way to go than by coyote attack.[/QUOTE]

Oh, you tried the business with the virgins and the elephant too?

yeah, but I forgot the virgins. It's the only reason I'm still alive.

Rob King;287052][quote=Iaculus;287046][quote=Rob King said:

Fun fact: There are no Coyotes in Newfoundland.

Those traumatized by this story are free to sleep on my couch.

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Only if you've tesed it to ensure it's coyote-free.[/quote]

Iaculus, if you're still not sure, you can share my bed. :eyebrows:

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ThatNickGuy;287047][quote=Rob King said:

Fun fact: There are no Coyotes in Newfoundland.

Those traumatized by this story are free to sleep on my couch.

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But there ARE moose. And good lord, those things are huge.[/quote]

Oh, they're harmless unless you plow into them going 120 km/h on the highway.

There's a reason they've been nicknamed 'Newfoundland Speedbumps.'[/QUOTE]

The single most dangerous animal in Canada is a male moose during mating season. They account for more attacks and deaths than all others combined.

Still at least one coyote left from the pack that attacked her, rangers have had no luck locating it. Park is stll under quarantine. Sad.

We are having a huge problem with animals habituating with humans in the maritimes. There is a park in New Brunswick currently supported 600% more foxes than normal soley based on human interaction. So much so that the foxes are acting like pack animals, a trait unheard of in them.

In my hometown, a small city outside of Edmonton, it's not uncommon to see deer, coyote and the biggest fucking rabbits in front lawns, kilometers from the nearest forested area.

In the town I'm in now, coyotes are a huge problem and we're often called to get them out of the town (seeing as the town's too small for a proper animal control center). I've had to bring some of our local street drunks (they come in from the reserves in droves and drink, since the town is basically the only non-dry spot for about 100 kilometers in any direction and then just go to sleep in bank instant teller lobbies or wherever they find.) to the hospital because they'll pass out and a coyote will start munching on them. One guy had massive lacerations on his head from it. They have little to no fear of humans anymore and like I said in an earlier post, are generally harmless to individuals, groups of kids, or even just kids on their own but they have been known to attack folk.

It sucks because they're fucking smarter than dogs, the learn, they bolt at the sight of a cruiser.

Maybe they were rabid?

I hear the bells of doom from Hollywood producer offices:
Let's make a movie out of this. And as usual let the story be a bad remake while we are at it.

"A coyote stole my baby!"

I doubt they were rabid. For one, it would've been mentioned by now. Mostly though, rabies is really damn uncommon in North America now.

Also, foxes are quite common in Toronto. Yes, Canada's largest city has real wildlife. There's a series of ravines in the city that are completely wooded, and though there are walking paths down in them, they're not completely tamed. There are, reportedly, even deer living in them; mythically, there's cougars down there, too. I remember seeing a family of foxes as I crossed a bridge over one of these ravines.

(And I've hooked up with a cougar, too, who was kinda foxy)

Err...Foxes in cities is strange how? Brussels has plenty of them; I can name at least 3 locations where foxes live within walking distance of my appartment. That's one family of foxes, and two separate individuals. :-P

Heck, I've seen robins here

I was setting up my foxy cougar line. Coincidentally, her name was Robin.

Well, if that's all it was. Pfuh. Here I was, looking for a wild beast, and all I get is an old pussy.

what? foxes in Brussels, where? I haven't seen wild live in Ghent for the 6 years I have lived there ....

I thought for sure there were coyotes in Newfoundland. Theystowed away on the ferry, didn't they? Same as the snakes.

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AHA! Suck it Rob!

http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/Hunting/SmallGameSpecies.aspx

LittleSin said:

I thought for sure there were coyotes in Newfoundland. Theystowed away on the ferry, didn't they? Same as the snakes.

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AHA! Suck it Rob!

http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/Hunting/SmallGameSpecies.aspx

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Nooooooooo!

And we have snakes too? What the hell?! Everything I thought I knew is a lie!

Rob King;287344][quote=LittleSin said:

I thought for sure there were coyotes in Newfoundland. Theystowed away on the ferry, didn't they? Same as the snakes.

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AHA! Suck it Rob!

http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/Hunting/SmallGameSpecies.aspx

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Nooooooooo!

And we have snakes too? What the hell?! Everything I thought I knew is a lie![/QUOTE]

There's snakes on the south coast, only place in Newfoundland with them. Apparently some fisherman fifty odd years ago brought them on his boat to keep rats away...or so the legend goes.

Jesus smurfing Jesus, I am sick of these mothersmurfing rats on this mothersmurfing boat. I know! Snakes'll get rid of 'em!

Sam Jackson would have done a better job, and NOT let snakes into my island paradise.

Rabbits and pheasants. That's what's in my town.

Plus, every summer's theres reports of moose and bears trodding into the cityscape. Never seen one, though.

I remember reading a travel blog once, and the writer was talking about wolves in Moscow. Apparently they're so brazen that it's nothing to see one wander onto the city's metro and hitch a ride across town.

Gruebeard said:

yeah, but I forgot the virgins. It's the only reason I'm still alive.

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Death by virgins?

Rob King said:

I remember reading a travel blog once, and the writer was talking about wolves in Moscow. Apparently they're so brazen that it's nothing to see one wander onto the city's metro and hitch a ride across town.

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Those werent wolves... just stray dogs.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121123197068805001.html

LordRendar;287427][quote=Rob King said:

I remember reading a travel blog once, and the writer was talking about wolves in Moscow. Apparently they're so brazen that it's nothing to see one wander onto the city's metro and hitch a ride across town.

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Those werent wolves... just stray dogs.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121123197068805001.html[/QUOTE]

My mistake.

Still a pretty bizarre, just a little less scary.