Maine Mystery Beast

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    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.

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