The search for a safe refuge is a fundamental need for all living beings. While domestic animals enjoy the warmth of a home, wild animals have to scramble every day to find a suitable place to rest. This search sometimes leads them to unexpected situations, such as finding the ideal place in human spaces.
A clear example of this surprising adaptation occurs in the backyard of LouAnne Brickhouse, a neighbor from a quiet neighborhood in Southern California, who has become part of a story that breaks the stereotype of wildlife: two coyotes have He chose the backyard of his house to rest.
The peculiar friendship – if you can say that because the woman has never interacted directly with the animals and has limited herself to recording them from a distance – began a few years ago, when Brickhouse captured Stevie through a trail camera, like He baptized the female, sleeping peacefully on his back terrace.
Even though it was a coyote, a potentially dangerous animal for humans and other animals, the woman did not want to throw her out. Quite the opposite, so she decided to leave him some dog toys in hopes of offering him some distraction.
Stevie, who quickly fell in love with these toys, began to visit the shelter found in the Brickhouse home daily, turning that place into his favorite resting place. Unlike domestic dogs, Stevie showed exceptional respect and care for her toys. She didn’t destroy them or take them somewhere else.
After a while, Stevie no longer made the visits alone. The female began going to the Brickhouse house with a male, whom they called Jack. In this way, coyotes, known for forming monogamous pairs for life, began to share naps together surrounded by toys.
All of these visits have been perfectly documented on The Daily James, the Instagram account that Brickhouse has been using all this time to show its followers how coyotes also need spaces where they can feel safe and cared for.
