Another study confirmed it: one in five coyote
scats contained domestic cat.
Their scat contains bacteria that can cause serious illness, and even blindness, this same scat that sits in the litter and they bury it, then they go get on your counters, tables, chairs, couches, and here is a good one..
Not exact matches
Research published in 2007 found that less than 2 percent of coyote
scat analyzed from the Chicago metropolitan area, where no incidents of coyote attacks have been reported to date,
contained food of anthropogenic origin.
Scats found within 150 m of the rail were six times more likely to
contain nutrient - rich grains, including wheat, barley, canola seeds, and lentils.
Healthy locusts placed in chambers
containing scat from the infected locusts were significantly less likely to display swarming behavior than were those placed in a chamber with
scat from healthy locusts, the researchers report online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Of the 120
scat samples found by searching the cat area, «65 % were found to
contain rodent hair and 4 % feathers.»
Of 120
scat samples found by searching the «cat area» of Hawkins» study site, «65 percent were found to
contain rodent hair and 4 percent feathers.»
Most
scats (84.9 %)
contained at least one type of plant, but animals (35.4 % of
scats) and both plants and animals occurring together (34.4 % of
scats) were also common.