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...
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
A creature that was found dead after apparently being hit by a car in Turner, Maine, is shown Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006. 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. Now, residents are wondering if the 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. Photo courtesy of Michelle O'Donnell
Looks pretty canine in that photo.
susie
It's a Chow Mix
I think I might just have a nightmare tonight.
Looks like a weird dog. I would like to see more pics.
It siad it was between 40 and 50 pounds. A Rottweiler would eat it alive, as would my 20 lb tom cat.
Dat's one dead doggie.
Check this out..
That looks sort of like a Tasmanian Devil.
looks like a Mexican Chucacabre
The front teeth look more like incisors than canines.
So, direct or indirect heat on the grill with one of those?
:-)
What's Michael Moore been up to lately?
I'm cereal!
Weird
I noticed that also.. it has blue lips.
Teddy Kennedy been in the Chow Pen?
Teeth look really strange for a dog.
True nuff. Rottweilers are tough dogs. Heck, even a doberman pinscher can do a lot of damage.
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