Having adapted to the suburban and even urban landscapes of modern times, coyotes and their songs are familiar to many people. But not many folks know what those calls mean; even the researchers who study them make what amounts to highly educated guesses about the content of songdog vocalizations. Howling by a single individual is thought to be an effort to locate the packs formed by these social animals, whereas the haunting yip-howls of multiple coyotes may be an affirmation a group bonds and/