Posted on 05/26/2018 6:43:37 PM PDT by ETL
A large wolf-like animal shot and killed in Montana has wildlife officials and social media wondering what it was.
A rancher shot the gray-haired beast on May 16 when it ventured too close to his livestock in Denton.
The rancher reported that he killed a wolf but wolf specialists looked at photos of the animal and doubted it was a purebred wolf, ABCFoxMontana reported.
“The canine teeth were too shot, the front paws too small and claws on the front paw were too long,” Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesman Bruce Auchly said in a news release Thursday.
“Nevertheless, social media was quick to pronounce the animal as everything from a wolf to a wolf hybrid to something mythical," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
thanks for the info. rather more than I was expecting, but hey! learn something new everyday. LOL
(Bill Engvall reference).
“Nobody ever addresses fox hybridization.”
Jimmy Hendrix?
““The canine teeth were too shot,”
Something tells me they were suppose to say “Short”. What passes for an editor these days.
Seriously, it’s a wolf. How is there any question?
It’s a dog. Mystery solved.
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CSI montana. Case closed
There are increasing reports of a cross-breed of wolf/coyote called Coywolf in Eastern Canada and I think coming down into the states. It is smart and doesn’t seem to be afraid of people.
No way check out canis Rufus now that’s a dog. I m thinking the thing is a space alien or werewolf. Did the rancher use a silver bullet?
Above is a link to an article I recall from years ago. Looks to be a similar creature. The guy’s grandfather killed it in Montana 121 years ago.
Looks more Valerie Jarret...
“What would happen if Bill Clinton knocked up Loretta Lynch=Taa daa.”
One more demonrat cur
Of course. He was going to Trader Vic's.
Looks to be the same creature as the one just shot. Are they animals that were just not classified?
Butch Patrick
Thanks for the post and link. A great read. DNA comparison and positive ID might be nice but the mystery. From 1886 to now is great. Maybe we shouldn’t really know.
It’s a dog. Mystery solved
Yup
It looks kind of like a mangey emaciated bear.
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