Coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, going farther than scientists expected

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Reports differ across sources; according to abcnews.com, male coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, twice as far as biologists had expected A lone coyote stunned biologists and others by swimming to Alcatraz Island earlier this year SAN FRANCISCO -- A lone coyote stunned biologists and others when it paddled its way to remote Alcatraz Island earlier this year, a former federal prison in the San Francisco Bay surrounded by swift, choppy waters notorious for thwarting prisoners' escapes.