igh ▁more ▁than ▁thirty - five ▁pounds . ▁ ▁Also , ▁unlike ▁some ▁other ▁can ids , ▁such ▁as ▁wol ves ▁and ▁dogs , ▁they ▁are ▁relatively ▁less ▁apt ▁to ▁h unt ▁in ▁pack s ▁large ▁enough ▁to ▁take ▁down ▁a ▁full - g rown ▁adult ▁human ▁being . ▁Thus , ▁co y ote ▁attacks ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁greater ▁threat ▁to ▁children ▁than ▁they ▁are ▁to ▁adult s . ▁ ▁California ▁( 1 9 7 8 – 2 0 0 3 ) ▁A ▁study ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁documented ▁ 3 5 ▁inc idents ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁child ▁escaped ▁likely ▁" ser ious ▁or ▁fatal ▁injury " ▁if ▁the ▁child ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁res cu ed ▁in ▁time . ▁These ▁included : ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁bit ▁the ▁leg ▁of ▁a ▁ 5 - year - old ▁Pas ad ena ▁girl ▁in ▁the ▁drive way ▁of ▁her ▁home . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁a ▁co y ote ▁gra bb ed ▁the ▁thro at ▁and ▁che ek ▁a ▁ 2 - year - old ▁Pas ad ena ▁girl ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁e ating ▁cookies ▁on ▁her ▁front ▁por ch . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁in ▁Pas ad ena , ▁co y otes ▁la cer ated ▁the ▁leg ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁girl ▁who ▁was ▁attempting ▁to ▁save ▁a ▁dog ▁from ▁being ▁attacked . ▁ ▁In ▁August