An apparently injured coyote walked up to a group of golfers at the Scottsdale, Ariz., property and stayed with them for about 10 minutes. The group offered the animal water and took a few photos and video before it wandered off.
While playing at Talking Stick Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., a coyote walked right up to a group of golfers and stayed with them long enough to get a few amazing photos and video, the Phoenix-based CBS 5 reported.
“He would just constantly just come up to us like this,” said Ryan Taplin, who took photos and video of the visit. “But he knew that we weren’t too comfortable with him being close.”
The animal was clearly hurt. Because of an injured hind leg, Taplin thinks it was having trouble hunting and was starving, CBS 5 reported.
“It definitely made me nervous, but I think once it got closer we could kind of understand what it wanted and what it was there for,” Taplin said.
Feeling bad for it, the golfers offered it water. The coyote stayed with them for nearly 10 minutes before wandering off. It was a rare encounter, one they’re happy ended without any problems, CBS 5 reported.
“I would probably encourage people to stay away from wild animals,” said Taplin.
This is not normal coyote behavior. The Arizona Game and Fish Department said the coyote is likely used to people feeding it and has lost its fear of humans. Because this happened on reservation land, it’s out of Game and Fish jurisdiction. Otherwise, it says it may have sent an officer to check it out, CBS 5 reported.
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