'Hybrid Mutant' Found in Maine

[Token Yankee Guy]

James (canobiefan) passed along this article to me about this some hybrid mutant of an animal that has been causing some commotion in Maine, and just recently hit got hit and killed by a car.

 

From: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2322365&page=1

TURNER, Maine Aug 16, 2006 (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.

 

Wildlife officials and animal control officers declined to go to Turner to examine the remains. By Tuesday, the carcass had been picked clean by vultures and there was not much left of the dead animal.

 

Loren Coleman, a Portland author and cryptozoologist, said it's unlikely that the animal was anybody's pet.

 

After reviewing photos of the carcass, Coleman said he was bothered by the animal's ears and snout. It reminded him of a case years ago in northern Maine in which an animal shot by a hunter could not be identified. In the end, wildlife officials got a DNA analysis that showed the animal was a rare wolf-dog hybrid, he said.

 

Mike O'Donnell, who is married to Michelle O'Donnell, said the animal looked "half-rodent, half-dog" to him.

 

It was charcoal gray, weighed between 40 and 50 pounds and had a bushy tail, a short snout, short ears and curled fangs hanging over its lips, he said. It looked like "something out of a Stephen King story."

 

"This is something I've never seen before. It's an evil-looking thing," he said.

 

And of course, a picture from foxnews.com

[Screamomatic]

That pictures totally fu*ked up, what a wierd animal!

[Canobie Fan]

Its been on the news here all night. They had other photos of it on Fox25.. But thats th eonly image online I have been able to find. :-\

[Screamomatic]

Why is it purple? It's probably a Purple belly alien werewolf that crawled out of the ocean!

[kennywood!007]

That thing is creept looking.

Heres a pic I just found.....ew

[Screamomatic]

Oh, it dosen't look that scary in that picture... just wierd.

[kennywood!007]

^True. Looks way more dog-like. *shivers with the heeby-jeeby's!*

[Ryan King]

Its the color of the animal that amazes me the most..it is like a purple

[obeygiant]

It doesn't look that big...just the face is creepy...from far away, it would look like a regular dog.

[pkdcoaster]

Lame!

It just looks like a wolf/dog breed.

 

It doesnt seem like anything to make a big deal over.

 

JEFF

[Token Yankee Guy]

Lame!

It just looks like a wolf/dog breed.

 

It doesnt seem like anything to make a big deal over.

 

JEFF

 

This is sorta big news in Maine. Nothing much happens up there.

[BeemerBoy]

I was expecting Scuzzlebutt, and I get this? Laaaaame.

[IwantRevenge]

It's a dog,horse,man,rodent,bear,wolf,chbacabra,purple thingy.

 

It's a purple people eater!

[Token Yankee Guy]

Why are a lot of people saying it's purple. The article says it's a charcoal color.

[mcjaco]

It's a charcoal colored dog.

[Louise]

It's Satan in puppy form.

[IwantRevenge]

it it's the cerberus where are the other 2 heads?

 

Looks at the story, Predicts antoher Stephen King book.

[Spookbaby]

Is it weird that I have hopes that it was cute when it was alive and kind of want one? I think I'll name it "Peanut."

 

Laura "I am beyond twisted and random" Huls

[kennywood!007]

It's Satan in puppy form.

 

 

LMAO

[ECZenith]

That is some f-ed up s right here.

[BiCoastal Kid]

It's a good thing Al Gore took him down for us all; I'm totally serial.

 

We're all super stoked right now.

[Angry_Gumball]

That thing looks weird..I too wouldn't say it's purple...I think it's the way the light's hitting it. Looks pretty black/grey to me.

[thomas2]

Strange...

I would like to see a photo of it's full body.

 

Like said before, this is soo good for Stephen King, he'll make a terrifying story about it

[coastakid]

I feel bad that it got hit by a car...

[Vekoma Fan Boy]

Maybe a bear/wolf thingie? If it is the bear was prbably the female.