A Massachusetts family brought home what looked like a lost puppy. It was a baby coyote.

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A Massachusetts family brought home what looked like a lost puppy. It was a baby coyote.
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A Massachusetts family who thought they'd found a puppy on the side of the road received a major surprise when they discovered that the animal was actually a baby coyote.

A Massachusetts family who thought they'd found a puppy on the side of the road received a major surprise when they discovered that the animal was actually a baby coyote. According to a local wildlife center, the animal is now in safe hands and will be raised alongside another baby coyote.

The Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable said the Eastern Coyote pup — which is the term for a baby coyote — was separated from its family last week and was discovered"wandering and distressed" on the side of a busy road. A local family took the pup home after mistakenly identifying it as a lost puppy — but after"realizing their mix up," they called the center for help.

The center said it was able to confirm that no one had been exposed to rabies, and cleared the pup for rehabilitation. The pup is now"recovering comfortably" in an isolation ward, and will soon be introduced to another baby coyote from a wildlife center in Rhode Island. The Eastern Coyote pup was separated from his family last week and was found wandering and distressed by the side of a...

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