A trail camera in Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego, California, caught a coyote doing something most dog owners will recognize—the infamous butt scoot. The coyote butt scoots right in front of the camera, even appearing to make eye contact with it as it slides past.
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Mission Trails Regional Park shared the video with its online community, encouraging people to caption the funny video.
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“Scent marking, one skid at a time,” wrote one person in the comments section.
“And here we have Cayootie Bootie Trail . . . ,” joked another.
Watch a coyote butt scoot in front of a trail cam below (or see it here).
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