Natural Wonders Of The World 37 | Blue Coyote -

Dr. Vasquez’s 2022 paper in the Journal of Anomalous Mammalogy posits that the "Blue Coyote" possesses a homozygous recessive dilution gene (similar to the "blue" dog breeds like the Weimaraner or Blue Lacy). When combined with the constant application of celadonite-rich dust, the result is a startling (Sapphire) hue.

But the refers to a specific, anomalous male coyote ( Canis latrans hattai ) sighted only within the 93,000-acre Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. First photographed by wildlife biologist Dr. Elena Vasquez in 2018, this specimen exhibits a rare combination of dilution genes and environmental chalcocite staining . Blue Coyote - Natural Wonders of the World 37

In other contexts, the term has been used metaphorically to describe coyotes whose fur takes on a bluish sheen under the twilight sky of the American Southwest—a reminder of how light and landscape interact to transform the ordinary into the spectacular. But the refers to a specific, anomalous male

I’m not going to give you GPS coordinates for Blue Coyote. Honestly, I’m not sure I could find it again myself. That’s the point. In other contexts, the term has been used