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I can't believe I haven't posted a separate picture of Comet yet. Poor fella needs some love.

I actually wanted to have at least one online record of him as a pelt, since I'll be sending him out to get mounted later this year :D! His tail is my favorite part about him since he has a small white tip x3!

btw, he is HUGE! He competes in size for the wolf I own.

This pelt is solely for furthering of my studies about of natural world. I respect this pelt the same way I would respect a living creature.

Comet was not killed for their fur, art or sport. He was a wild coyote who died of natural causes.

I'm quite humbled to care for the remains this beautiful creature and I treat him with the highest respect. He is used as an invaluable art reference as well as an educational piece.

Ask questions before jumping to conclusions. I'll be happy to quell any fears about Comet.
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~XxCheapShotxX Oct 5, 2012
Most of these pelts look a little too... perfect... to have died of natural causes in the wild. Are you 100% certain that he did, or are you getting this information from the person you bought it off?
Not that I overly care, I've just seen a lot of people claiming their fur died of natural causes when selling pelts it's clear they were farmed.
Not that I'm accusing you, just curious :)
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~ShroudofShadows Oct 5, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I got the information from the seller. Comet died naturally and was found a few hours after he died, which is why he's in such great condition (but missing a bottom jaw due to decomposition). His death is still a mystery, but he wasn't shot or trapped. I think he was just ill :(.
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~XxCheapShotxX Oct 14, 2012
Thats strange, I've picked up lots of road kill and they've never lost a bottom jaw first to decomposition. Anyway, he looks lovely! If only there were coyotes in Aus, I'd love to own a skin :)
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Mood: Love ~ZurkiaSilverWolf Sep 25, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I do believe that is the most beautiful Coyote I've ever seen!
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~ShroudofShadows Sep 25, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Aw, thank you :giggle:!
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~ZurkiaSilverWolf Sep 25, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
You're welcome (:
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Mood: Love =PreedexYoa Sep 25, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Aww that white tip is so cute. Never had a coyote with a white tail tip before :D
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~ShroudofShadows Sep 25, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank you :D! I've never seen a white tipped yote either, or rather I've never seen one that fades from black to white like Comet's tail does.
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=PreedexYoa Sep 25, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
I have seen some with white tips before, but very rarely and they were out of my reach sadly.
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~ShroudofShadows Sep 25, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I totally get ya. All of the rarer color mutations are almost always out of my price range or are snagged before I have the funds.

To be honest though, Comet was an extremely lucky get. I purchased a roadkill yote for about $80 and the seller took a while to ship out the pelt. They felt bad about how long it took to ship out the roadkill pelt so he sent me a nicer pelt, Comet, instead. I wouldn't have it any other way because Comet really is something special. Not because of his tail or colors, but because of how much I've really bonded with him. I know it sounds silly ^^;.
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