Ouch
The Los Angeles Times reports today that a coyote bit a 25-year-old female jogger near the Griffith Park carousel early Tuesday morning. Parks officials believe people feeding animals in the area can prompt such attacks.
Even though the bite was described as a small puncture wound, a park ranger advised the woman to seek medical treatment.
Chief Park Ranger Albert Torres said the woman was caught by surprise.
"She didn't notice the coyote, the coyote noticed her," he said.
Coyote attacks are rare but not unprecedented in Griffith Park. In 1995, a 15-month-old girl from Nevada suffered several puncture wounds on her thigh when a coyote attacked in the same area where the jogger was bitten.
About a month ago, there were reports of coyote sightings in Torrance, in the vicinity of Crest and Highcliff roads. Coyotes also have been spotted on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
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Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
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