Sleeping Coyote Refuses to Leave Patio Couch, Gets Rude Awakening

San Francisco seems like it would be home to more tech workers than coyotes, but one resident woke up to a furry surprise on their patio furniture that raised eyebrows. City animal control officials posted about the encounter on Facebook and described how it all went down. 

“The resident woke up and found a beautiful coyote asleep on their outdoor couch furniture. The animal was reluctant to move when the resident approached. The resident was concerned that the coyote might be sick or injured, so they gave us a call,” they said. 

“I arrived and made contact with the resident who took me to their backyard and showed me the coyote who was comfortably resting on a couch in their outdoor patio,” the official recounted. “I approached the coyote and started talking to him, telling him that it was time to get up. He looked at me, got up, took a big stretch and made his way to the edge of the yard. He was moving appropriately and did not appear sick or injured.”

It wasn’t entirely a coincidence that the canine animal ended up sleeping where he did. “The yard was on the edge of a woodland area and he hopped on over the wall and made his way through the brush,” the official said. “The coyote looked like a young healthy male that was probably recently kicked out of his den and was trying to make his way through the city.”

It seems like finding a place to sleep is a problem for more than just humans in the city.