# Coyote Pees On Brother's Face

In this midnight desert rendezvous, a couple of coyote brothers, their thick winter fur puffed against the cool air, slink into the quiet oasis of the critter ponds for a late-night drink. Their wild eyes reflect the moonlight as each brother stakes out a drinking spot—one at the smaller pond, the other at the larger one. But even in these peaceful moments, a hint of dominance plays out. The coyote at the larger pond, likely the more assertive of the two, soon wanders over to the smaller pond where his sibling is drinking. With a nudge to his brother's sensitive underside, he makes his dominance clear. As if marking his turf more emphatically, he then lifts his leg and nonchalantly begins to pee right in the spot where his brother is drinking.

At first, the drinking coyote seems oblivious, lapping up water in contentment until he feels the unexpected splatter. His head jolts up, wide-eyed and whiskers twitching, as he quickly processes the splash of pee. Without a second thought, he darts over to the bigger pond, eager to drink untainted water. The two finish up their hydration ritual, and, satisfied, the dominant coyote leads the way back into the shadows of the desert, with his brother trailing close behind. ________________________________________ Coyote Facts • Presence in Arizona: Coyotes are highly adaptable and found across Arizona, thriving in both rural and urban areas, including Tucson’s Catalina Foothills. Their presence near water sources, like these ponds, is…

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Desert Critters of Arizona
- Genres: Nature
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coyote_Pees_On_Brother%27s_Face.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Desert Critters of Arizona
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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