Pleistocene coyote Pleistocene coyote The Pleistocene coyote ("Canis latrans orcutti"), also known as the Ice Age coyote, is an extinct subspecies of coyote that lived in western North America during the Late Pleistocene era. Most remains of the subspecies were found in southern California, though at least one was discovered in Idaho. It was part of a carnivore guild that included other canids like foxes, gray wolves, and dire wolves. Compared to their modern Holocene counterparts, Pleistocene coyotes were larger and more robust, weighing , likely in response to larger competitors and prey rather than Bergmann's rule. Their skulls and jaws were
The Overcoat (animated film) a series of glass panels about a meter deep (one every 25–30 cm). The individual glass panels can move horizontally as well as toward and away from the camera (to give the effect of a character moving closer or further away). Some scenes required a different approach, as can be seen in the image on the right. The animation used is cutout animation, a type of stop motion. Norstein refuses to use a computer in his work, and says that even watching computer-animated films makes him ill. The film is being shot in black-and-white film. Due to the closure of