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Maine Mystery Beast Killed
Status: Weird News
Quite a few people have emailed me this story. Seems that some kind of ugly beast looking like a "hybrid mutant of something" has been found dead outside of Turner, Maine, apparently hit by a car while chasing a cat. People are speculating that the creature is "Maine's own Chupacabra." Others suggest it might have been either a wolf-dog hybrid or a deformed coyote. Here's a description of it: What was found dead in Turner over the weekend was described as charcoal gray and weighing between 40 and 50 pounds. It had a bushy tail, an extremely short snout and short ears. There were also curled fangs hanging over the lips.
Unfortunately we'll never know for sure what it was since no DNA tests were done on it. Local animal control officers didn't think it was worth driving all the way out to Turner to inspect it. My guess: It was a Hodag.
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Categories: Animals, Cryptozoology Posted by Alex on Thu Aug 17, 2006 |
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Fark would have you believe it was a chupacabra. Did you know I found a reference to a chupacabra in Rabelais (16th century French) the other day? I did.
Posted by Straight Outta Lynwood in Somewhere Outta Lynwood on Thu Aug 17, 2006 at 01:09 AM
It does look rather doggish, with the shape of its legs and the fluffy tail and everything. Too bad they didn't take any pictures of it after the vultures were done; seeing its skeletal structure and skull would be helpful in identifying it. The picture of its face half-obscured by grass isn't terribly helpful.
Posted by Accipiter on Thu Aug 17, 2006 at 02:11 AM
It's just irritating that local experts didn't think it was all that important. If it was big foot they would have been all over it!
Posted by Tru in Other Words on Thu Aug 17, 2006 at 09:00 AM
It's just a regular mutt dog gone stray or feral. Maybe a bit of Rottweiler or Mastiff in there giving the short muzzle. And something else giving a plumy tail. Mutt dogs have a mix of features from all their different ancestors, nothing mutant or deformed about it. People just like seeing exotic beasts where none exist. Same as mangy bald wolves get identified as hyaenas.
Anyway, why are folks calling it a "hybrid mutant"? Which is it supposed to be? A hybrid or a mutant?
Posted by Lou in UK on Thu Aug 17, 2006 at 09:48 AM
Anyway, why are folks calling it a "hybrid mutant"? Which is it supposed to be? A hybrid or a mutant?
*Gasp* Could it be? No! Not a YOUNG BLACK BEAR!?
Posted by Meerkat on Thu Aug 17, 2006 at 10:52 AM
Or deformed bear.
Posted by Meerkat on Thu Aug 17, 2006 at 11:01 AM
It looks a whole lot like a dog to me.
Posted by Big Gary in Big Thicket, Texas on Thu Aug 17, 2006 at 12:59 PM
Ears are wrong for a bear. But there is a Japanese breed called a bear-dog.
Posted by Sarah in England on Thu Aug 17, 2006 at 02:45 PM
I am searching for this thing online because I JUST SAW IT on some too-early Saturday morning kids' "educational" animal show. It's a real animal, and I only saw it for a few seconds on TV, but this was it. They were talking about wild animals that people abandon after they realize that, oh crap, it's a wild animal.
Posted by Olivia in My office on Sat Aug 19, 2006 at 03:54 PM
i think this thing looks cat like yet awfully weird but i cant quite see much dog in it perhaps a wild one or an odd cross of 2 different spieces
Posted by ellcee on Sat Aug 19, 2006 at 03:57 PM
I'll have you know a national authority on Bigfoot looked into this case. Even he thought it was a dog.
Posted by Hawkeye Pierce in Maine on Sat Aug 19, 2006 at 07:02 PM
I saw this in the paper this morning (Bangor Daily News). Apparently, they decided they're going to keep on investigating it, so hopefully they'll have an answer soon. Mostly, they're caught up because they found an unidentified animal skeleton that is apparently way more interesting than this thing.
Posted by A Guy Named Goo on Mon Aug 21, 2006 at 02:49 PM
The University Of Maine obtained one of its paws, and shipped the paw to Toronto for DNA testing. It was concluded that the thing is a dog of some sorts. It's dog DNA. One of the genetisists speculated that it is a new breed from Germany, a "Eurasieur" I believe it's called. Too bad. I was having fun believing that it was a "Scrunt" from the movie "Lady in the water."
Posted by Marianne in Originally from Maine on Fri Sep 01, 2006 at 07:21 PM
I think this article needs amending, as the person above says, there *was* DNA taken *and* tested, and the results say "dog": http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2006/09/02/beast_just_a_dog_dna_test_shows/
Posted by Jonathan Ferguson in UK on Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 06:17 AM
well that says it all. Its one of those things where they find something that people think is weird and they go Its the beast!Its just a dog
Posted by J on Sun Oct 01, 2006 at 02:59 PM
looks like a dog
Posted by sfgsgdfg on Sat Jan 20, 2007 at 05:28 PM
Have you never heard of a wolverine?
Posted by Ragnar in Oslo on Wed Jul 11, 2007 at 08:26 PM
I think that the animal was really cool but weird. I think that they should have a little more info on the animal so that we can no what to really think of the mystery beast because so far all we know is that the dog has a deformed foot, sometimes animals or even people are born with a deformation I don't think that you should look to much into it.
Posted by victoria Dore in perry on Wed Nov 28, 2007 at 08:12 AM
Hello everyone I just want to say that the dog looks wicked cool and i just want to say HI!!!!
Posted by Chaddy Cathy in United states on Wed Nov 28, 2007 at 08:16 AM
Since when did Maine have Vultures? LOl
Posted by Bill MacIntyre in Nova scotia on Tue Feb 10, 2009 at 03:45 PM
Since when does Maine NOT have vultures?
Posted by Jim in Maine on Mon Aug 03, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Looks caninish. It does look evil. To me it looks like part canine part ugly thing. It can't be any kind of dog or coyote if it smells horrible.
Posted by me on Sat Dec 04, 2010 at 07:53 PM
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