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"Adapto the Coyote" is the 15th episode of Season 6 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 153rd episode of the series overall. It premiered on July 16, 2020. On August 3, 2021, "Adapto the Coyote" was first released on DVD as part of Wild Kratts: Cats and Dogs (not to be confused with the one-hour special with the same name).
Summary[]
When a coyote pup sneaks into the Tortuga, the Wild Kratts want to learn why this creature is so adaptable. They each split up across North America to the main habitats of the coyote to find out what they do to survive in each location. Meanwhile, Zach tries to exterminate and rid his property of some coyotes.
Characters[]
Animals[]
Animation[]
Note: Featured animals are in bold.
- Coyote: Adapto
- Mountain Cottontail
- American Red Squirrel (called squirrel)
- Rock Pigeon
- Hawksbill Sea Turtle (called sea turtle)
- Meadow Vole (called vole)
- Sonoran Collared Lizard
- Turkey Vulture (called vulture)
- American Ermine
- Blue Jay
Thought[]
- Raccoon
- Capybara
- Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Bottlenose Dolphin: Click, Whistle
- American Bison
- Peregrine Falcon
- Elk
- Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
- Elf Owl
- Antelope Jackrabbit
Computer Images and Videos[]
- Gray Wolf (called wolf)
- Cougar
- Grizzly Bear (called bear)
- Horse (silhouettes)
Live Action[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
- Canada lynx
- Cheetah
- Tortoise
- Rock squirrel
- Desert spiny lizard (called spiny lizard)
- Desert cottontail
- Black-tailed prairie dog
Trivia[]
- This is their 4th canid adventure.
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- Coyotes can live in just about every habitat in North America due to their incredible intelligence and adaptability.
- Coyotes used to be smaller in population, but when European settlers arrived, they hunted and reduced population numbers of larger predators like wolves and bears, leaving the coyotes free to quickly increase in population and spread throughout North America.
- Coyotes are omnivores that will eat anything from fruits to birds, small mammals, reptiles, eggs and carrion, even though they mostly eat meat.
- Coyote hunting a squirrel in a city park.
- Coyote raiding a sea turtle nest on the beach.
- Coyote teaching it's young to avoid traps.
- Coyotes eating berries
- Coyote getting food in the winter via a food cache in the snow.
- Coyotes can use their thick tails like blankets to keep warm in cold environments.
- Coyote pouncing into snow and catching and eating a vole.
- Coyote warding off vultures and scavenging on a dead Jackrabbit carcass.
- Coyotes howling to communicate with each other.
- Adaptability is the ability of an animal to adjust and live in any condition in its environment.
Home Media[]
DVD[]
- Cats and Dogs