Posted on 08/17/2006 12:32:44 PM PDT by Fractal Trader
Residents are wondering if an animal found dead over the weekend may be the mysterious creature that has mauled dogs, frightened residents and been the subject of local legend for half a generation.
The animal was found near power lines along Route 4 on Saturday, apparently struck by a car while chasing a cat. The carcass was photographed and inspected by several people who live in the area, but nobody is sure exactly what it is.
Michelle O'Donnell of Turner spotted the animal near her yard about a week before it was killed. She called it a "hybrid mutant of something."
"It was evil, evil looking. And it had a horrible stench I will never forget," she told the Sun Journal of Lewiston. "We locked eyes for a few seconds and then it took off. I've lived in Maine my whole life and I've never seen anything like it."
For the past 15 years, residents across Androscoggin County have reported seeing and hearing a mysterious animal with chilling monstrous cries and eyes that glow in the night. The animal has been blamed for attacking and killing a Doberman pinscher and a Rottweiler the past couple of years.
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After reviewing photos of the carcass, Coleman said he was bothered by the animal's ears and snout. It reminded him of a case years ago in northern Maine in which an animal shot by a hunter could not be identified. In the end, wildlife officials got a DNA analysis that showed the animal was a rare wolf-dog hybrid, he said.
Mike O'Donnell, who is married to Michelle O'Donnell, said the animal looked "half-rodent, half-dog" to him.
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Manbearpig?
Kofi Annan said Israel was responsible for that beast and no one was to make a move till he gets there next year some time. :-)
No picture? There's a picture in the other thread.
He appears to regret having consumed that Rottweiler.
Mutant, violent, angry dog recently found in Chicago burbs, fed Kibbles and Bits for one month and became good house pet.
That sumbitch looks like a demon.
Mexican hairless or crested?
I told you to quit feeding that thing bacon grease.
:o)
Looks kind of like a chow mix. Notice the blue tongue. I saw a picture of the body on another site, and it looks like a dog. I think people sometimes want so bad for there to be something magical or unnatural to things that they see things that aren't there. Anyone remember Mr. Winkle? A freakish pomeranian that came out like a teddy bear. The owners made millions off it, no doubt.
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