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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here is another Chow/Akita Mix
http://highdesertinsider.com/hesperiaanimalcontrol/jpgs/0723/a/MVC-014F.JPG
It's a dog.
chow-coyote mix than a wolf mix.
I was thinking the same - the blue tongue cinches it for me
how big do they get??
Dang straight, the only skeleton I take seriously.
Outstanding !
Sounds like me on a saturday night here in Saucier , Mississippi....... :)
No resemblance. Al Bore has no teeth in that photo. :-)
It depends on which bloodline dominates... I'd say the the animal has more Chow in it. Chows are about 45 pounds, up to 70 pounds - females are always smaller than males. Avg ht. is about 18" to 22". (I once owned a male Chow Chow who was about 45 pounds during his adulthood). Also there are Rough Chow Chows and Smooth Chow Chows, like Rough and Smooth Collies.
Here is another one... (Chow/Akita)
http://files.dogster.com/pix/dogs/54/37354/4.jpg
Add me please.
Creeps me out. The screaming sound would scare me if I heard it at night.
Done.
That's my guess - a Chow-Wolf mix. There may be more than one.
I believe hyenas are actually related to cats, not dogs.
Have you heard a fox screaming in the night? Sounds like a rabbit squealing in its death throes being torn to bits.
>No resemblance. Al Bore has no teeth in that photo.:-)<
LOL! I thought it looked familiar!
Chupacabra moving north due to global warming.
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