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I wonder if she was attacked because she began to run.

I've seen them quite a few times while riding my bicycle through the big park here. They do not run away or are "shy" as is claimed in another article I read. The coyotes I see are more apt to stand their ground and watch as you go by.

Fortunately, while on a bike, and it seems there's too much happening for them to process, such as my legs moving, the wheels moving, the cranks moving, the sound the bicycle makes. All that commotion appears to confuse or makes them wary.

But if I was a runner or walker, I'd have genuine fear. I even once saw a couple of coyotes hiding around the corner from a kids' outdoor birthday party in the park, watching the activities very closely.