What cherished campus coyote’s death tells us about his life

October 15, 2025

In his short life, Kip the coyote with the one bad leg became an unofficial mascot on UBC’s Vancouver campus.

He was a frequent sight, sleeping in the open, basking in the sun and hunting down squirrels. Kip’s casual limping strolls across the campus seemingly oblivious to throngs of people around him were legendary.

While being hit by a car sometime after he was born in early 2020 caused the limp (first observed on a trail camera in November 2020), Kip was ultimately struck and killed by a car near the Botanical Garden in October of 2024. As tragic as his death was, it provided UBC researchers a unique opportunity to learn more about his life.

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