Kip the Coyote: A Life and Legacy on UBC's Campus
Kip, a coyote with a distinctive limp, became an unofficial mascot on the University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus.
He was often seen sleeping in the open, basking in the sun, and hunting squirrels. Kip's casual, limping strolls across campus were legendary, with the coyote seeming oblivious to the throngs of people around him.
Kip's limp was caused by being hit by a car sometime after his birth in early 2020, first observed on a trail camera in November 2020. Unfortunately, Kip was ultimately struck and killed by a car near the Botanical Garden in October 2024.
His death provided UBC researchers a unique opportunity to learn more about his life.
Third-year PhD candidate Iris Li is focusing on the ecology and physiology of urban coyotes. She performed a necropsy on Kip at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum after his body was retrieved.
Author's summary: Kip's life and death reveal the importance of urban coyote research.
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