If you've ever had an animal run in front of your car while you're driving, you know how terrifying it can be.
As someone who lived around a lot of deer while learning to drive, I was always on high alert for the big, brown animals. But when smaller animals — like rabbits or opossums — ran across the street, I was far less prepared for it.
Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to stop your car or dodge the animal, your car strikes them. Usually, animals that are hit by cars are killed on impact — if they aren't, they're often seriously injured.
When Georgie Knox hit a coyote on her way to work, she regretfully assumed it was dead.
Although she was devastated that she had run over an animal, she knew there was nothing she could do for a coyote that had already passed away.
But when she got out of her car, she realized something extraordinary had happened.
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Georgie shared her story on Facebook, where it immediately went viral.
Within just three days, the post had over 302,000 reactions and over 163,000 shares.
Georgie wrote:
Last week on my way to work in the early morning, a coyote darted in front of my car and I hit it.
I heard a crunch and believed I ran over and killed it.
Upon stopping at a traffic light by my work, a construction woman notified me that there was in fact a coyote still embedded in my car.
When I got out to look, this poor little guy was looking up and blinking at me.
I notified Alberta fish and wildlife enforcement right away who came to rescue him.
Miraculously, he was freed and had minimal injuries despite having hitched a ride from Airdrie to Calgary at highway speeds!
Their biologist checked him over and gave him the good to go. They released him in Kananaskis.
Clearly, Mother Nature has other plans for this special little guy!
People were stunned at this coyote's incredible resilience.
One person wrote, "Oh my goodness, so glad he made it."
Another person wrote, "I'm glad he's okay. Every animal in nature has its place, and he's very cute."
A final commenter wrote, "Tough Canadian coyote!!!"
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