ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Pleistocene coyote

Okay kiddo, let's talk about coyotes during a really long time ago called the Pleistocene period. During this time, coyotes looked a little bit different than they do now. They were bigger and they had different teeth that made it easier for them to chew on things like tough meat and bones.

Now, during the Pleistocene period, there were also lots of other big animals like elephants and sabertooth tigers. These animals were prey for the coyotes. However, the coyotes had to learn how to survive and hunt in such a dangerous environment.

So they came up with some clever ways to survive, like hunting in packs and being really good at sneaking up on their prey. This helped them to be successful and survive during the Pleistocene period.

Even though the coyotes might have looked and acted different back then, they were still clever and adaptable animals, just like the coyotes we see today.