As far as the real animals go, Bears are about the only thing we don't have in my neighborhood. Maybe Wolves too, but I saw a pair of what appeared to be Wolves walking along the river one morning. I wasn't the only one, a bunch of people called to report them. The animal control guy looked, but never saw them.
The Coyotes have been around once in a while lately, along with Foxes, Raccoons, Beavers, Groundhogs, Squirells, Possums, and my dog's favorite thing to kill, and then roll on after it's dead, Skunks! At least Molly hasn't caught one of them in the back yard lately. There are literally hundreds of them around at night, and one I saw last week was by far the biggest one I have ever seen. I saw it run across the street about a block away, and if you've seen skunks, you know how they run, it's not like a dog or anything else. When I got close, he turned and looked at me, and stomped his feet, but never sprayed. He was about 3 feet long, and I can't imagine how much stuff he could spray if provoked.
I hope that one never visits my yard. The last thing it will do is empty out it's scent resivoir on Molly as she offs it, like the other dozen or so smaller ones have..
