Residents wonder if dead animal is legendary mystery beast

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TURNER, Maine --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.

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[Jenn! 918]

I think it's Teen Wolf.

[Welshcookie 17]

I think it's Teen Wolf.

awwwwwwww.......

[samir_shannon 0]

what in the hell is that thing?

[almaty 19]

damn, i was wondering what happen to my ex-girlfriend marla?

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

damn, i was wondering what happen to my ex-girlfriend marla?

[Fuzzness 2]

it's a dog... sheesh

[Bootylicious!! 2]

It looks like a dog to me too. Unless some other part of the body looks weird. The face looks like a dog. Nothing all that unusual about it to me. It's just one ugly dog.

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Coleman was the only researcher on the scene Wednesday as the controversy over the unidentified animal found in Androscoggin County peaked.

His early opinion: That the beast was possibly a chow, a breed of dog, that had turned feral. The breed originated in China where it was often used as a guard or hunting dog.

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"I think this dead animal is a chow or chow-mix, a relatively small dog, that was feral, which is unusual for that area," he said.

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