"Are they dangerous?" says Carl.
"They're usually afraid of people", says Jeffrey.
"Not lately", say I. "There have been at least thirty attacks on humans in Stanley Park since covid began."
"They must be hungry little doggies" quips George.
"They think someone's been feeding them, but I've heard another theory and it makes sense."
"And what would that be?" says Carl, rather like a lascivious old professor refusing to take anything seriously that his most brilliant and most attractive student says.
"Well, since the pandemic began, a lot more people are going outside and are using the park, and the extra human presence is impacting on habitat so this is going to stress out the wildlife. Coyotes are predators, and like any dog, they will go after anything that runs. Almost everyone who's been attacked was jogging in the park at the time, and joggers are things that run."
"That they do" muses Jeffrey, stepping aside as a young blonde woman whizzes by in her Nikes. "That they do."
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