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Male coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, twice as far as biologists had expected
- May 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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A lone coyote stunned biologists and others when it paddled its way to remote Alcatraz Island earlier this year, a former federal prison in the San Francisco Bay surrounded by swift, choppy waters notorious for thwarting prisoners' escapes.
Originally published at Phys.org