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Posted 22 July 2004 - 04:02 AM
Hands,
Whatever it is, its downright ugly !!
Perhaps and overgrown Wombat ??
Bet ya din't know that I was an Amishcan-Aussie, now did ya ?? Probably explains all of my good looks, charm, and wit, hey ?? ... lol
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Whatever it is, its downright ugly !!
Perhaps and overgrown Wombat ??
Bet ya din't know that I was an Amishcan-Aussie, now did ya ?? Probably explains all of my good looks, charm, and wit, hey ?? ... lol
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Posted 22 July 2004 - 09:50 AM
Kinda grainy pictures, but looks like a deformed Hyena to me.....or maybe a really ugly coyote with a bad case of the mange.
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Posted 22 July 2004 - 11:06 AM
Yeah...bottom line is it looks mangy....but, looks like a hyena in the face, don't it?..weird....
Yo Eli....lol....alright I'll bite. How'd you become an Amishcan-Aussie-can?
Yo Eli....lol....alright I'll bite. How'd you become an Amishcan-Aussie-can?
Posted 22 July 2004 - 11:08 AM
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Posted 22 July 2004 - 02:22 PM
Gerald....
I'd believe it was just a mangy dog too than I would that it's some kind of new crossbreed animal that we all haven't discovered yet.
My opinion...I'd say some funky mangy dog, too.
I'd believe it was just a mangy dog too than I would that it's some kind of new crossbreed animal that we all haven't discovered yet.
My opinion...I'd say some funky mangy dog, too.
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Posted 22 July 2004 - 06:16 PM
My first impression was that it's a hyena, but if I recall from my days living in that area all the hyenas in Maryland are the two legged variety. He doesn't look like anything I'd want prowling around my property at night. I guess he's probably just a mangy dog. Best wishes.
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Posted 25 July 2004 - 01:07 PM
Hands, on Jul 22 2004, 12:06 PM, said:
Yeah...bottom line is it looks mangy....but, looks like a hyena in the face, don't it?..weird....
Yo Eli....lol....alright I'll bite. How'd you become an Amishcan-Aussie-can?
Yo Eli....lol....alright I'll bite. How'd you become an Amishcan-Aussie-can?
Hands:
I know I said it looked like a dog -but on last night's TV I saw a report of a new sighting of the beast and the pictures sure looked like a hyena -and I have seen hyena for real.
Crazy as it seems, I'll now agree it looks more like a hyena and certainly not like any dog. (The TV report gave me a clearer look at the shoulders and face)
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Posted 25 July 2004 - 05:31 PM
They could be just crazy 
Doesn't seem that they are even snaching up their kids when it's near. I'd have to, cause mine would try to pet it.
Doesn't seem that they are even snaching up their kids when it's near. I'd have to, cause mine would try to pet it.
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Posted 25 July 2004 - 05:44 PM
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Jay Wroe: "My truck was parked here, started getting in my truck. I kind of saw it there where the sunlight is and said what in the world is that?".....
The beast is not shy, and visits most often under bright sun.
The beast is not shy, and visits most often under bright sun.
Hyenas are strictly nocturnal - this behavior suggests another animal. Furthermore a hyena generally has much shorter hind legs than those depicted in the first photo.
Looks like a mangy dog to me...
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Posted 28 July 2004 - 01:03 PM
[quote name='mikejr' date='Jul 25 2004, 06:44 PM']
Hyenas are strictly nocturnal - this behavior suggests another animal. Furthermore a hyena generally has much shorter hind legs than those depicted in the first photo.
Looks like a mangy dog to me...
Mike:
Sorry to disagree with you. Spotted hyena are not "strictly nocturnal". Far from it. They are aggressive hunters (far more than scavengers) and regularly prowl the outskirts of wildebeest and zebra herds in broad day light. I have seen hyena in groups anywheres from 3-4 to over a dozen in daylight. They are always constantly on the move and covering the terrain like a vacuum cleaner,seizing anything from a ground squirrel on up. At the smell of blood, of course, they vector in like homing missiles. It's often difficult to say who shows up first, the vultures or the hyena and that is often in broad daylight.
It's that sloping back, the outstanding characteristic of the hyena (along with the massive or lengthy jaws) that has me think that it's a hyena. No fox or coyote or wolf or dog has so pronounced a sloping back. Boyd makes a good point about size. A spotted hyena can range up to 175 lbs (according to my copy of the Safari Club Record book). However I did a little research and found that there is a striped hyena that averages 75-100 lbs in weight. I think the animal in the picture does have a bad case of mange. That suggests that it was once living around dogs or cats (a household pet?) I hope that someone puts the poor beast out of its misery, in any event.
Hyenas are strictly nocturnal - this behavior suggests another animal. Furthermore a hyena generally has much shorter hind legs than those depicted in the first photo.
Looks like a mangy dog to me...
Mike:
Sorry to disagree with you. Spotted hyena are not "strictly nocturnal". Far from it. They are aggressive hunters (far more than scavengers) and regularly prowl the outskirts of wildebeest and zebra herds in broad day light. I have seen hyena in groups anywheres from 3-4 to over a dozen in daylight. They are always constantly on the move and covering the terrain like a vacuum cleaner,seizing anything from a ground squirrel on up. At the smell of blood, of course, they vector in like homing missiles. It's often difficult to say who shows up first, the vultures or the hyena and that is often in broad daylight.
It's that sloping back, the outstanding characteristic of the hyena (along with the massive or lengthy jaws) that has me think that it's a hyena. No fox or coyote or wolf or dog has so pronounced a sloping back. Boyd makes a good point about size. A spotted hyena can range up to 175 lbs (according to my copy of the Safari Club Record book). However I did a little research and found that there is a striped hyena that averages 75-100 lbs in weight. I think the animal in the picture does have a bad case of mange. That suggests that it was once living around dogs or cats (a household pet?) I hope that someone puts the poor beast out of its misery, in any event.
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Posted 01 August 2004 - 12:58 PM
[quote name='Hands' date='Jul 22 2004, 01:10 AM']
Ugly mangy lookin mystery animal
Hands:
Just read on "Accuratereloading.com" on the thread "What is this animal?" that Fox News reported that the animal has been captured by conservation officers.
According to the report, it is a young red fox with a bad case of mange.
I humbly apologize to all those who disputed my belief that it was a hyena. A red fox? That's the biggest fox, then I ever saw! OK,OK, I'm covering myself for a real boner.
Ugly mangy lookin mystery animal
Hands:
Just read on "Accuratereloading.com" on the thread "What is this animal?" that Fox News reported that the animal has been captured by conservation officers.
According to the report, it is a young red fox with a bad case of mange.
I humbly apologize to all those who disputed my belief that it was a hyena. A red fox? That's the biggest fox, then I ever saw! OK,OK, I'm covering myself for a real boner.