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assilem · 07-19-2004, 08:39 AM

I love animals and when I hear a story like this it gets me pretty excited. There appears to be some kind of very odd looking animal lurking in the woods of Maryland. I was wondering if there is any one out there on the TFP that may be an expert and could possibly identify this little guy. It is amazing what may be living out in the wild parts of this country and others. The following is a link to the story with pics and video.

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Averett · 07-19-2004, 08:43 AM

Looks like a hyena to me. I'd place bets that somebody had the idea that a hyena would be a cool pet to have... and once it got to be too much they dropped it somewhere.

tommyboy · 07-19-2004, 08:44 AM

Wow that is one strange looking thing. They need to get a better camera. Hopefully they will find out what it is.

the_marq · 07-19-2004, 08:44 AM

Looks like a Hyena.

Polyphobic · 07-19-2004, 08:45 AM

Just went to the zoo yesterday. Looks like the hyena they had there

unoaman · 07-19-2004, 08:53 AM

I'm suprised that nobody has recoginized the animal in question. They are fairly plentiful in my neck of the woods and are known as "Lampotys". Their is highly prized for making lamp shades, but the meat is terrible. Generally after the creatures are skinned, we put the rest down by the mailbox to draw flys away from the trailer.

assilem · 07-19-2004, 08:53 AM

It does look like a hyena. But the rear legs are too long. Hyenas have much shorter rear legs and long muscular front legs. I think it is a little too small also. Pretty cool though. It would be interesting if they found a population of them in the woods.

iamnormal · 07-19-2004, 09:11 AM

Looks like a dog with a bad skin problem

fhqwhgads · 07-19-2004, 09:37 AM

I'd bet it tastes like chicken.

Polyphobic · 07-19-2004, 10:41 AM

or crap

miggity99 · 07-19-2004, 11:17 AM

They never mention asking a biologist or zooligist what they might think it is.

Perhaps an expert opinion is in order.

blindawg · 07-19-2004, 11:22 AM

Maybe just a dog with a bad case of Mange.. Does resemble a heyena though.. But the body is wrong.... Very interesting though

degrawj · 07-19-2004, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Averett
Looks like a hyena to me. I'd place bets that somebody had the idea that a hyena would be a cool pet to have... and once it got to be too much they dropped it somewhere.

yep, that's what i would say it is. most others agree too. stupid people and their pets. >:-(

NoSoup · 07-19-2004, 01:01 PM

Hm, an unidentified creature lurking in the woods? Must be bigfoot. No, maybe it's aliens...

Wait, it's furry. I'll take bigfoot, final answer

djtestudo · 07-19-2004, 05:01 PM

You know, I live about 15 miles from this, and I haven't heard a WORD anywhere. Very interesting.

My first thought was it being a coyote, and it does look like a hyena too. Guess I'll have to make a trip to Glyndon and find out

Or just play NCAA Football 2005 and wait for someone else to

djtestudo · 07-19-2004, 05:06 PM

Also, this is the second strange animal in Baltimore County in a month.

Earlier this month, there was a caiman in Seneca Creek off of the Bay that the police tried for a week to capture before getting it.

Hanxter · 07-20-2004, 07:45 AM

looks like a ridgeback with a bad case of mange

Corvette3600 · 07-21-2004, 07:31 PM

Quote:

You know, I live about 15 miles from this, and I haven't heard a WORD anywhere. Very interesting.

same here man... i havent heard a work about this until right now.. i wanna go see it now. haha

djtestudo · 07-21-2004, 08:16 PM

Actually, in the time since I posted that statement, it has been picked up.

No one yet knows what it is, though.

ChrisJericho · 07-21-2004, 10:56 PM

It's a freaking Tazmanian Tiger !! i guess they're not extinct after all !!

BigGov · 07-21-2004, 10:59 PM

I thought that type of thing was called a "mutt".

Karby · 07-22-2004, 03:32 PM

to me, it looks kinda like a skinned fox, or something.
why don't they just trap it and study it?
...and then let it go?

K-Wise · 07-23-2004, 01:20 AM

Interesting. I love animals as well. Even my pops said "Thats a hyena" I know it looks like one but hell lots a animals look like other animals from far away.

Asta!!

BigGov · 07-23-2004, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Karby
to me, it looks kinda like a skinned fox, or something.
why don't they just trap it and study it?
...and then let it go?

Because it would be more fun to trap it, study it, then eat it?

Karby · 07-23-2004, 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by BigGov
Because it would be more fun to trap it, study it, then eat it?

eat that thing? eww....at least, not without mustard

flamingpeach · 07-23-2004, 12:26 PM

I agree about it looking like a hyena. But in some pictures it kind of looks like a warthog :/

Gjefflin · 07-23-2004, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by djtestudo
Actually, in the time since I posted that statement, it has been picked up.

No one yet knows what it is, though.

Any update as to what it might be now that they've caught it? I hope they don't kill it.

djtestudo · 08-01-2004, 02:45 PM

They caught it and took it to an animal hospital, where it was found to be a red fox with severe mange.

Trying desperately to find a link...saw the report on the news.

Karby · 08-01-2004, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by djtestudo
They caught it and took it to an animal hospital, where it was found to be a red fox with severe mange.

Trying desperately to find a link...saw the report on the news.

haha! i was right! go me

iamnormal · 08-02-2004, 06:08 PM

Here is a link
http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/3604238/detail.html

Grondar · 08-02-2004, 06:33 PM

It's nice to read they aren't going to kill it.

Too often, killing the animal seems the easiest way to deal, and I think that's unfortunate.

Hwed · 08-03-2004, 01:40 PM

GERTRUDE! SHE HAS ESCAPED!

Dwayne · 08-03-2004, 02:38 PM

I think its a sovunier shop keepers blessing.

carrot glace · 08-03-2004, 02:49 PM

it looks like the giant rat from the princess bride

Gjefflin · 08-03-2004, 05:21 PM

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Originally posted by carrot glace
it looks like the giant rat from the princess bride

HEY!!! You're right!!!! It looks like an ROUS.

Glava · 08-04-2004, 07:17 PM

I'm pretty sure it's a common discovered animal. Sorry to get your hopes down.

MaGlC_MaN · 08-05-2004, 12:45 AM

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! IT'S THE BLAIR WITCH!!

07-19-2004, 08:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
assilem Insane Location: Eternity	Strange Animal in Maryland I love animals and when I hear a story like this it gets me pretty excited. There appears to be some kind of very odd looking animal lurking in the woods of Maryland. I was wondering if there is any one out there on the TFP that may be an expert and could possibly identify this little guy. It is amazing what may be living out in the wild parts of this country and others. The following is a link to the story with pics and video. Link __________________ The mother of mankind, what time his pride Had cast him out from Heaven, with all his host Of rebel Angels

07-19-2004, 08:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	Looks like a hyena to me. I'd place bets that somebody had the idea that a hyena would be a cool pet to have... and once it got to be too much they dropped it somewhere. __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

07-19-2004, 08:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
the_marq All hail the Mountain King Location: Black Mesa	Looks like a Hyena. __________________ The Truth: Johnny Cash could have kicked Bruce Lee's ass if he wanted to. #3 in a series

07-19-2004, 08:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
Polyphobic Runt Location: Denver	Just went to the zoo yesterday. Looks like the hyena they had there __________________ <--The great infidel-->

07-19-2004, 08:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
unoaman Loser Location: Scenic Drive	I'm suprised that nobody has recoginized the animal in question. They are fairly plentiful in my neck of the woods and are known as "Lampotys". Their is highly prized for making lamp shades, but the meat is terrible. Generally after the creatures are skinned, we put the rest down by the mailbox to draw flys away from the trailer. Last edited by unoaman; 07-20-2004 at 08:00 AM..

07-19-2004, 08:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
tommyboy Psycho Location: NH	Wow that is one strange looking thing. They need to get a better camera. Hopefully they will find out what it is.

07-19-2004, 08:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
assilem Insane Location: Eternity	It does look like a hyena. But the rear legs are too long. Hyenas have much shorter rear legs and long muscular front legs. I think it is a little too small also. Pretty cool though. It would be interesting if they found a population of them in the woods. __________________ The mother of mankind, what time his pride Had cast him out from Heaven, with all his host Of rebel Angels Last edited by assilem; 07-19-2004 at 08:58 AM..

07-19-2004, 09:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
iamnormal Addict Location: In the id	Looks like a dog with a bad skin problem

07-19-2004, 09:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
fhqwhgads Junkie	I'd bet it tastes like chicken.

07-19-2004, 10:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
Polyphobic Runt Location: Denver	or crap __________________ <--The great infidel-->

07-19-2004, 11:17 AM	#11 (permalink)
miggity99 Tilted Location: Starkvegas	They never mention asking a biologist or zooligist what they might think it is. Perhaps an expert opinion is in order. __________________ Chemical Engineers do it with packed beds...

07-19-2004, 11:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
blindawg Lord over all I survey Location: Northern Michigan	Maybe just a dog with a bad case of Mange.. Does resemble a heyena though.. But the body is wrong.... Very interesting though __________________ ( • Y • ) I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. ( • Y • ) - Jack Handey

07-19-2004, 01:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
NoSoup Non-Rookie Location: Green Bay, WI	Hm, an unidentified creature lurking in the woods? Must be bigfoot. No, maybe it's aliens... Wait, it's furry. I'll take bigfoot, final answer __________________ I have an aura of reliability and good judgement. Just in case you were wondering...

07-19-2004, 05:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	You know, I live about 15 miles from this, and I haven't heard a WORD anywhere. Very interesting. My first thought was it being a coyote, and it does look like a hyena too. Guess I'll have to make a trip to Glyndon and find out Or just play NCAA Football 2005 and wait for someone else to __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

07-19-2004, 05:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Also, this is the second strange animal in Baltimore County in a month. Earlier this month, there was a caiman in Seneca Creek off of the Bay that the police tried for a week to capture before getting it. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

07-21-2004, 10:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
ChrisJericho eat more fruit Location: Seattle	It's a freaking Tazmanian Tiger !! i guess they're not extinct after all !! __________________ "A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows us that faith proves nothing." - Friedrich Nietzsche

07-21-2004, 10:59 PM	#21 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	I thought that type of thing was called a "mutt". __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

07-20-2004, 07:45 AM	#17 (permalink)
Hanxter The Griffin	looks like a ridgeback with a bad case of mange

07-21-2004, 08:16 PM	#19 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Actually, in the time since I posted that statement, it has been picked up. No one yet knows what it is, though. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

07-22-2004, 03:32 PM	#22 (permalink)
Karby Psycho Location: somewhere	to me, it looks kinda like a skinned fox, or something. why don't they just trap it and study it? ...and then let it go? __________________ ~my karma ran over my dogma.~

07-23-2004, 01:20 AM	#23 (permalink)
K-Wise It's All About The Ass!! Location: In a pool of mayonnaise!!	Interesting. I love animals as well. Even my pops said "Thats a hyena" I know it looks like one but hell lots a animals look like other animals from far away. Asta!! __________________ "I love music and it's my parents fault (closing statement)." - Me..quoting myself...from when I said that...On TFP..thats here...Tilted Forum Project *It ain't goodbye, it's see ya later! I'll miss you guys!* - Asta!!

07-23-2004, 12:26 PM	#26 (permalink)
flamingpeach hip mama Location: redmond, washington	I agree about it looking like a hyena. But in some pictures it kind of looks like a warthog :/ __________________ I've eaten my veggies all my life so bring it on, I am educated and strong for the revolution.

08-01-2004, 02:45 PM	#28 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	They caught it and took it to an animal hospital, where it was found to be a red fox with severe mange. Trying desperately to find a link...saw the report on the news. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

08-02-2004, 06:08 PM	#30 (permalink)
iamnormal Addict Location: In the id	Here is a link http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/3604238/detail.html

08-02-2004, 06:33 PM	#31 (permalink)
Grondar Junkie Location: Pa, USA	It's nice to read they aren't going to kill it. Too often, killing the animal seems the easiest way to deal, and I think that's unfortunate. __________________ "Yes, I rather like this God fellow. He's very theatrical, you know, a pestilence here, a plague there. Omnipotence. Gotta get me some of that." -Stewie

08-03-2004, 01:40 PM	#32 (permalink)
Hwed Tilted	GERTRUDE! SHE HAS ESCAPED!

08-03-2004, 02:38 PM	#33 (permalink)
Dwayne Crazy Location: New England	I think its a sovunier shop keepers blessing.

08-03-2004, 02:49 PM	#34 (permalink)
carrot glace Crazy Location: orange county	it looks like the giant rat from the princess bride __________________ "blaine is a pain and that is the truth"

08-04-2004, 07:17 PM	#36 (permalink)
Glava Betitled	I'm pretty sure it's a common discovered animal. Sorry to get your hopes down.

08-05-2004, 12:45 AM	#37 (permalink)
MaGlC_MaN Insane Location: Tennessee	RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! IT'S THE BLAIR WITCH!! __________________ Bye.