'Hybrid Mutant' Found Dead in Maine

[Canuckistanian]

Mysterious Creature May Be Subject of Longtime Local Legend

TURNER, Maine (Aug. 17) - 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.

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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."

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[Beaverhausen]

1. Hybrid mutant? It looks like a dog to me

or maybe a wolf-dog hybrid. I guess I'm missing something

[MercutioATC]

7. Well, it's certainly canine.

Some unusual crossbreed? Maybe.

"Mutant monster"? Ummmm....no.


If it was THAT unusual, why did nobody preserve the carcass for examination?

[Warpy]

9. Yeah, it looks like the result of a couple of mismatched

designer dogs that the lamebrained owners didnt' get neutered in time.

[Parche]

15. hybrid

Its either a Wolf Blitzer or an evil mutant Wolf owitz

[SmokingJacket]

2. Tell me why that is not a dog. nt

[Uben]

3. Looks like a dog

My neighbor has one just like it!

[Avalux]

4. El Chupacabra!

I didn't know they'd made it all the way up to Maine!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra

[soothsayer]

20. The ol' goat sucker! My first thought, too

[Ready4Change]

21. El Chupa-Thingie?

Yer makin' that up.

[Avalux]

22. No I'm not! They're all over the place here in Texas.

Here:

http://www.crystalinks.com/chupacabras.html
http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=CHUPACABRA-09-07-05&cat=AN

:scared:

[Donnachaidh]

5. Barbara Bush released the hounds of hell?

[tocqueville]

I saw the pictures in the Lewiston Sun earlier

it's a fucking chow, probably feral

people are nuts, even in Maine

[Viva_La_Revolution]

28. definitely part chow

possibly part wolf too. with a bad case of mange. and it probably stank if it ate carrion.

People are so prepared to overlook the obvious.

[Lautremont]

6. It's a mutant hybrid of a dog

and another dog.

Kind of odd looking, but I wouldn't look at it and scream "mutant."

[Canuckistanian]

10. Kind of a short snout for a dog

Almost looks like some kind of a sheep's head to me.

[Mend]

13. it might have some bulldog or boston terrier or other

brachycephalic dog blood in it....definitely looks like a ugly dog mutt to me.

[rman]

23. Many breeds of dog have a short snout

[nam78_two]

8. This is kinda funny

Yesterday that was one of the headlines on my comcast frontpage and I clicked on it, but I guess I missed and clicked the link directly above it...

Which happened to be a link to that pic of Bush on that Harley :rofl:

It made perfect sense for two secs, to click on a link about a hybrid mutant and end up seeing this:




Though I would go with inbred mutant on that one ;)

[Maat]

12. HeeHee (n/t).

[The_Casual_Observer]

11. Thought this was another allen story, with a happy ending this time.

[mike_c]

14. RIP Barbara Bush....

Oh-- sorry for the premature condolences....

[Johnny Noshoes]

16. oooh...

bada bing:evilgrin:

[Momgonepostal]

17. Maine people must read too much Stephen King

That sounds like something he'd write about.

[mainegreen]

30. We do. Plus we love to make up legends about our woods.

It can be very boring out in the sticks up here.

[cornermouse]

18. Looks like a dog to me.

Depending on its real life size I'd be highly skeptical of the mauling dogs accusation. If it got injured and the wound became infected maybe even gangrenous, that would account for the stench. Poor thing.

[Kailassa]

19. Alternative headline ...

Tragic death of lonely, unloved companion animal.

[SteppingRazor]

24. Oh brother. It's a freaking dog with mange...

Christ, some people are so gullible it almost makes my eyes bleed to read this.

[Orrex]

25. It sort of looks like a dog

But its feet should point downwards, and the head should be near the top.

What sort of inverted abomination is this?!?

[Evoman]

26. Its a dog with mange

It wasn't evil or a mutant...it was a poor pathetic sick dog. I feel sorry for the thing.

[transeo]

27. Did GWB & Condi have a baby and discard it?

On Edit: So no one takes that the wrong way, I meant that because I consider them both monsters, not because I have an issue with interracial couples.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

29. headline has changed - Expert Calls 'Hybrid Mutant' Just a Dog

TURNER, Maine (Aug. 18) - An expert who examined the remains of a mystery creature believes it was a wild dog. But that hasn't stopped runaway speculation about the beast and whether it was responsible for mauling dogs and frightening residents.