Posted on 08/16/2006 5:35:23 PM PDT by TFFKAMM
(08-16) 13:55 PDT Turner, Maine (AP) --
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.
People from Litchfield, Sabattus, Greene, Turner, Lewiston and Auburn have come forward to speak of a mystery monster that roams the woods. Nobody knows for sure what it is, and theories have ranged from a hyena or dingo to a fisher or coydog, an offspring of a coyote and a wild dog.
Now, people are asking if the mystery beast and the animal killed over the weekend are one and the same...
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There is no way the picture in post 48 is the same picture posted earlier. #48 shows white fur all along the muzzle to the nose. The first "monster" dog shows very dark fur exending out from the nose blending into a dark grey. The dog in the first picture and second picture cannot be the same. JMHO. :-)
Also a Chow can take down a Rottie or a Dobie in no time. (The Chow I had was small for male and he could scale a 6' fence in the blink of an eye, he could also get out a full harness in the blink of an eye, even after he was shaved so that we could get the harness on him tight without the bulky fur getting the way.)
They will be able to tell how old this mystery animal was by inspecting the teeth of it. It looks young to me.
What is the Law?
Not to go on All-Fours; that is the Law. Are we not men?
What is the Law?
Not to suck up Drink; that is the Law. Are we not men?
What is the Law?
Not to eat Fish or Flesh; that is the Law. Are we not men?
What is the Law?
Not to claw the Bark of Trees; that is the Law. Are we not men?
What is the Law?
Not to chase other Men; that is the Law. Are we not men?
Purina bred.
Can I vote hoax?
No, and I would not want to hear one if that's what they sound like. I don't like for animals to have a long suffering death or to experience great fear. Swift and clean, over and done.
It sort of looks like Lon Cheney....you know the werewolf.
Ahhh, but was it walkin with the queen?
There are all kinds of wild dogs running about central Maine, and have been for decades. I've always understood these to be wild domestics, but who knows, and who knows after years of roaming and mixing what can come up. They're very agressive and very loud at night. Rare, but eerie to hear the howls across the lakes. Usually, and thankfully, it's just the loons.
We're getting wildlife back that disappeared long ago. The beavers, otters, and loons are no longer afraid of people, and the bald eagles have been moving back in. Love it when the loons announce an eagle. They only howl like that if scared off a nest or at the approach of a landing airplane -- or the eagles.
Even a man that is pure of heart and says his prayers at night.
Can change into a wolf when the wolfbaine blooms at night.
It's a dog.
The mother?
And a car is what did it in...
People have referred to the creature as hyena like before. This looks more like a dog.
The tip off is that only the two fiercest breeds were publicized victims...a Doberman and a Rottweiler.
What? No missing golden retrievers or cocker spaniels?
And it gets hit by a car chasing a freaking cat?
Fauxtography.
Looks like a dog to me. Sad even if it was (maybe) mean.
I could not have said it better.
OTOH that was one lucky kitty.
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