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Coyophant
The coyophant is a mammal mainly mixed between a coyote and an elephant. It still has many different traits from other desert animals, such as the fennec fox and the thorny devil. The most apparent traces of the elephant are it’s tail, used for keeping bugs away; it's large trunk, used for storing water; and the elephant's skin under the fur, used to regulate temperature — keeping cool during the day and warm during the night.

Etymology
The name “canis elephantis” comes from the scientific name of the coyote. The word “canis” is the genus name of the coyote. “Ele” is a latin root meaning “an animal able to adapt to change” added to “phantis” which is the last name of the person who first discovered the coyophant. It is in the canidae family with the dog, wolf, coyote, and a dingo.

History and Evolution
The coyophant migrated from the Americas to Eurasia a few million years ago, when Beringia(the Bering Strait Land Bridge) was still above water. Some settled down near the Arabian desert, while others continued moving to the Sahara and the Kalahari. The coyophant's long nose became a trunk when it moved to the these deserts, in order to store water in reserve. The first layer of skin became wrinkled in order to store water. Its second layer of skin grew tougher in order to keep its body temperature regulated; not to cool at night, and not too hot during the day. The tail became longer in order to keep the insets away. Their coat blends in with the environment, providing the coyophant with excellent camouflage.

Biology
It is normally fully grown by the age of ten. Coyophants also have keen senses of smell and hearing, which also contribute to their success as predators. The coyophant is a very rare species that lives the longest in the desert. Their normal life span is until the age of 45. Since the desert has extreme heat and cool, below the coyote’s regular coat of fur there is a layer of the elephants skin. Elephant skin has folds and wrinkles designed to store excess water in reserve. The water helps the coyophant keep cool, clean, and protects the animal from getting sunburned. Above the elephant skin, the coyote-like fur can camouflage in with the sand to evade predators and surprise prey. When the coyophant comes in contact with water it seeps through the fur into the textured elephant skin. Because dry deserts lack water, when an coyophant comes in contact with it, it can keep it in its trunk for a while until it needs the water. Water can also be found beneath the sand, coyophants can use its trunk to dig for more water, although its success rate is low. Another unique feature of the coyophant is that it has an elephant-like tail that is used to keep bugs away from the animal. The coyophants razor sharp claws are used to intimidate predators and kill their prey. Thick fur on their feet protects them from the hot ground. Its light colored fur reflects sunlight and keeps their bodies cool.

Habitat
It lives mainly in the Sahara Desert but can also be found in other hot deserts around the world, such as the Sahara and Kalahari deserts. These deserts are characterized by having have little shade and extreme temperatures both during the day and the night. The lack of water in these deserts influenced many of the adaptations of the coyophant as well. Since the desert has extreme heat, below the coyote’s regular coat of fur there is a layer of the elephants skin. Elephant skin has folds and wrinkles designed to take in loads of water. The water helps the coyophant keep cool, clean, and protects the animal from getting sunburnt. Above the elephant skin the fur from the coyote can camouflage in with the sand to keep away from predators. When the coyophant comes in contact with water it seeps through the fur into the textured elephant skin. Also the desert is very scarce of water, when an coyophant comes in contact with it, it can keep it in its trunk for a while until it needs the water. Water can also be found beneath the sand, coyophants can use its trunk to dig for more water. Another unique feature of the coyophant is that it has the elephant's tail that is used to keep bugs away from the animal.Lives in the Sahara Desert because it enjoys open areas and it is easier to feed. It lives there because of the fur it can camouflage and its fur keeps it warm at night.The coyophant lives in the Sahara Desert. It burrows into the sand during the day to avoid the heat and comes out at night to hunt its prey. The sand-colored fur helps it blend in with the desert.

Food Sources and Predator
Coyophants are omnivores. They eat cats, snakes, mice, cactus flowers, and other desert plants and animals. They can also use their trunks to catch prey that are going into their burrows. When they decide to hunt their prey, the most successful times are during dusk and dawn because all prey are diurnal and nocturnal so they have a variety of prey and have many options when it comes to what to consume. Their predators are large desert mammals like lions and cheetahs which out-speed and overpower the coyophant. Humans also hunt the coyophant for its unique pelt and valuable trunk. The coyophant is able to spray water out of its trunk to confuse predators, as well as hit the predators with its strong trunk.

Impact on the Earth
Overall, coyophants leave a positive effect on earth mainly because they keep all types of different species in check. They provide examples of that by hunting and keeping species not overpopulated. They also help maintain healthy ecosystems and species diversity. The most important part that the coyophants play in life is that they help control disease transmission. They kill rodents that hold diseases. As they kill off rodents, the death of humans due to disease transferred by rodents dropped. Coyophants can be native to many different habitats, but mainly the desert. When they are in different environments, especially places with a large human population, they can play another very important role. Coyophants can be very crucial to keeping the environment clean. They keep deceased animals off the streets and they provide cleaning services by eating trash.