Eastern coyotes, also known as coywolves, have been spotted in cities across the northeastern United States. People may not realize that this isn't your typical coyote; in fact, it's a new species ...
To study the hybrids better, scientists went ahead and made some 50/50 hybrids in the lab, mating female coyotes with male grey wolves. That's not exactly like the wild coywolves, but it's similar.