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Thermit
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Mystery Creature
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Mystery Creature Lurks In Baltimore County
POSTED: 5:19 am EDT July 19, 2004
UPDATED: 6:54 pm EDT July 27, 2004
GLYNDON, Md. -- A mystery animal is on the loose in Baltimore County and not even the experts can pin down what it is.
A Glyndon man found a way to secretly record the beast while it grazed in his yard. For a while it was just lurking in the woods watching the Wroe family until the Wroes started watching it.
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?"
Jacob Wroe: "It looked so weird to me. I didn't know what it was."
Wanting to get a better look at the beast stalking his family, Jay Wroe put technology to work for him.
Jay Wroe: "The next day, I hooked up just portable motion detectors, and put them down back in the woods there."
The trap worked.
Jay Wroe: "Very bizarre. I went and got my father and cousin and they came and looked at it and their reactions were pretty much the same -- what in the world are we looking at?"
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http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/3545312/detail.html?z=dp&dpswid=1946268&dppid=68757
P.S. My wife thinks it could be a dog with really bad mange. |
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snakelady
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:54 pm
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The same day i saw this on the news, my husband came home and said he heard on the bob and tom show that somewhere pig's and dog's have been mating. Anyone heard this story? I don't know if it's true or not. |
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emfx13
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 4:14 pm
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I was thinking the same thing snake. But if you look at the second picture, the face looks more like a hyena. The first pic it has the character of a pig. Same animal? |
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Thermit
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 4:47 pm
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All supposed to be the same animal...
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snakelady
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:09 pm
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quote:
Originally posted by emfx13
I was thinking the same thing snake. But if you look at the second picture, the face looks more like a hyena. The first pic it has the character of a pig. Same animal?
Oh, i wasn't even thinking that THIS might be the Pigdog. I thought hyenna(spelling...sorry) also though. |
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skizz
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:15 pm
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thermit i might have to agree with your wife, it looks kind of like an airedale with mange.but from the other pics on the web page it has to be a dog. |
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KNOW-THIS
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:51 pm
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Link
Mystery creature nets Glyndon man national attention
SUSAN C. INGRAM 28.JUL.04
"In the future, everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes" - Andy Warhol
Glyndon resident Jay Wroe has gotten his 15 minutes of fame. And then some. In the three weeks since the Community Times was first to report that Wroe had videotaped a strange-looking creature wandering around his neighborhood, the story has gone national.
First to contact Wroe was the Sun supermarket tabloid, based in Boca Raton, Fla. Then Baltimore's WBAL-TV 11 and Fox 45 News came out for a chat with Wroe and a chance at nabbing footage of the elusive creature that neighbors dubbed the "quanak," and the "hyote."
WBAL posted the story on its Web site, as did the Community Times. From there the story spread across the Internet.
A Google search of the words Glyndon, strange and mammal brought up about 500 hits, including KMGH-TV in Denver, KPRC-TV in Houston, and WVTM-TV in Birmingham, Ala.
But beyond the realm of news as information, what seems to have ignited the public's imagination is the so-far mysterious and unexplained nature of the story, and Wroe's accompanying video showing a creature that is not immediately identifiable.
All manner of Web sites devoted to strange, weird, unexplained and wacky phenomena have picked up the story, including unexplained-mysteries.com, americanmonsters.com and paranormal.about.com.
Conspiracy theory Web sites, such as abovetopsecret.com and darkgovernment.com are running links to the stories.
Cryptozoology.com, which has headlines including "Giant rabbit is as big as 3-year-old" and "Fish fall from sky during Ocean Springs thunderstorm," also has "Mystery creature lurks in Baltimore County."
Like many Web sites, cryptozoology.com offers a discussion forum for visitors to add their own theories to the mix.
By Monday there were more than 1,900 hits on cryptozoology.com's Glyndon story link and more than 100 entries in the discussion forum.
Speculation on the critter abounds, with people suggesting it is a coyote; a pet hyena; an aardwolf; a fossa, which is a catlike animal from Madagascar; or a Tasmanian tiger, which is believed to have been hunted into extinction by the mid-1930s.
At fark.com viewers logged close to 300 comments on the discussion board between July 19-22.
The Glyndon story also caught the eye of Ellie Baer, a producer for the Sci Fi Network. Baer is working on a new series called "Proof Positive," which hopes to prove the existence of paranormal phenomena.
She found the story while searching online for ideas for the show. She said it attracted her because of its mysterious quality and its human side.
"Perhaps this is a creature we cannot identify, which might make for an interesting segment on the possibilities," she wrote in an e-mail interview. "I like the human angle - Jay hoping to entertain the kids in the hood with this creature, a friendly beast, not your typical creature sighting. Maybe even the opportunity to heal this poor creature if indeed he has mange."
All this attention prompted Baltimore County Animal Control Supervisor Charlotte Crenson-Murrow to contact Wroe about setting a humane trap to capture the animal.
"We were following a stray dog and he had dropped out of site and we thought it was possible it was the stray," she said.
Animal control set a trap last week in the backyard of Wroe's parents' house on Butler Road, where the animal has been most often sighted.
"We want to see if we can get it some veterinary help or wildlife rehabilitation if necessary," Crenson-Murrow said.
She said her best guess is that the animal is a fox. But she is not ruling out the possibility that it is a sick dog. Besides mange, it's possible the animal has an allergy to fleas or grass. "It's not unusual for a dog to lose a lot of hair due to an allergy," she said.
If the animal is trapped, she said she would try to get it help.
In 2003, Animal Control dealt with more than 10,000 animal cases, including owners turning in unwanted pets and calls about stray and dead animals.
For his part, Jay Wroe said he is a bit overwhelmed by all the attention, but is enjoying it nevertheless.
He said last week he and his wife, Amonda, fielded calls from CNN and local radio station 105.7 FM, where the disc jockey wanted to know if the strange animal sighting was a hoax.
"I had no idea it was going to be like this," he said. "The post office has a poster up to name the `Glyndon Mystery Monster.' "
Wroe has tried to come up with clever names, such as Snoop Foxy Dogg and Harold G. Hyote (the "G" being short for Glyndon).
He wants to have some input on what happens to the animal if it is caught, and is concerned that animal control will whisk it away and he'll never see it again.
"If it's a fox, I want to make sure it gets back to health and then let go," he said.
"If it's a dog, I want to pay to get the thing treated and keep the dog," he added. "This thing made me famous. I gotta keep it. It put me on the map." |
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snakelady
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 8:12 pm
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I just thought of a funny name if this is a Pigdog. P.Doggy! LMAO |
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skizz
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Wed Jul 28, 2004 10:39 pm
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quote:
Originally posted by Thermit
It could be.
Amazingly, I found a picture of an Airedale with no hair (being treated for mange)...
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1364/friendsfe.html
thats a nice web site. that poor airedale though!!!! |
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KNOW-THIS
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Sat Jul 31, 2004 8:22 pm
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http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/3596417/detail.html
Trap Set, New Pictures Taken Of Md. Mystery Animal
POSTED: 8:34 am EDT July 30, 2004
UPDATED: 1:05 pm EDT July 30, 2004
GLYNDON, Md. -- People have been agonizing over the grainy pictures and home video of the Maryland mystery animal -- guessing and trying to figure out what it might be.
There are new close-up pictures of the creature spotted again in Baltimore County. The images show something that resembles the animal first seen near Glyndon.
Images: Setting Trap, New Pictures Of Mystery Animal (updated images)
Baltimore County Animal Control is teaming up with a resident to catch the mystery animal. They placed a humane trap in the back yard of Jay Wroe, the man who photographed the creature more than two weeks ago on his property.
"The animal, beast, creature -- whatever it is -- comes in the trap, steps on the plate and the door obviously comes down behind it and traps it," Wroe said.
The trap is baited with a steak and some cat food in a can in hopes of catching the mystery animal. Wroe said he thinks the creature may have a family.
Video
Attempts Made To Capture Md. Mystery Animal
"Last Sunday, I came out back in the back yard and I came upon this thing -- it didn't see me," he said. "I saw it. I stopped. I immediately froze and this thing was hideous looking. This is not the same one that I saw and filmed on camera. This thing was brown and had gray spots and it was the size of a cat."
Bob Kaestner also saw the mystery animal and was able to get some pictures and shaky video.
"I was driving to the golf course with my son, Ben, and Ben said, 'There's the Glyndon monster'," Kaestner said.
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"I've got three great pictures and I thought, hey, I've got movie capability and we'll take a quick movie," he said. "Well, the animal kept running away from us as we're taking the video, so the video didn't turn out but the pictures turned out pretty darn well."
Wroe attempted to draw the animal closer to the trap by using an old hunter's technique -- rubbing a sponge against a glass.
"It is supposed to sound like a rabbit when it first gets bit by a fox or something," said Wroe.
With one large and possibly one small creature in the area, Wroe walked through the woods behind his home. While no animals were spotted, he did find the cat food can that was originally in the trap.
"It must have drug it out of the trap and brought it down here," Wroe said.
Kaestner said the animal he saw does not appear to be lethargic or weak. He said it is strong and energetic.
Stay with TheWBALChannel.com and 11 News for the latest news updates
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KNOW-THIS
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Sat Jul 31, 2004 8:25 pm
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http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=A8436E17-3306-4B96-99E2-5F9B5543A794
The great debate continues over a strange animal shot and killed by a farmer in Elmendorf. A San Antonio hunting guide says he has the answer.
The animal found in Elmendorf has fangs and is somewhat blue in color. It's hairless except for a strip going down its back, so some say it possibly suffered from some kind of mange. Rancher Devin Macanally says the animal had attacked dozens of his chickens.
Some experts believe it's a sort of wild Mexican dog.
But hunting guide E.T. Hughey says he's sure it's a Muntjac (MOONT-jac) deer -- a small antelope-type animal.
He says some South Texas ranchers import them, and turn them loose on their property.
But others have speculated that the "Elmendorf beast" is some kind of canine. Still others believe it's the chupacabra -- an animal of Mexican folklore, said to kill farm animals.
We here at News 4 WOAI have done a little digging around on the world wide web, and have uncovered some interesting facts.
According to the Rolling Hills Zoo in Kansas, "as Muntjacs mature, the upper canine teeth are elongated into 'tusks' that curve outward from the lips." Also, "Muntjac deer are sometimes known as the 'barking deer' because they will emit a barking sound to warn others of predators and to identify individuals." Some interesting canine comparisons.
Concerning the dead chickens at the Elmendorf farm, Muntjac deer are actually herbivores. But remember, Mcanally says he found the creature eating mulberries. And a British web site says the deer are very territorial, using their canine "tusk" teeth on intruders, to inflict "serious injuries... to their flanks, neck and ears." Perceived chicken intruders, perhaps?
But there are some questions to ask about the deer theory. On the web sites we searched, the pictures of Muntjac deer don't indicate a long tail. The pictures from Elmendorf show that creature's tail is quite long, almost rat-like. Also, Muntjacs, just like other deer, have split hoofs. It's hard to tell from the pictures if our strange animal had hooves, or some kind of paw. We haven't gotten a chance to ask Mcanally yet.
Of course all of these are just theories at this point. No one has done any testing on the "Elmendorf beast."
You decide! Check out the web links yourself, including this one showing the skull of a Muntjac deer with the canine teeth, then let us know what you think. If you think it's something else, tell us why!
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Thermit
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Mon Aug 02, 2004 5:10 pm
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Baby Mystery Animal Caught, Identified
GLYNDON, Md. -- The mystery may be over as one of the creatures roaming through central Maryland was finally captured on Saturday.
According to the veterinarians at Falls Road Animal Hospital, the animal was a male red fox. However, Dr. Michael Herko -- a vet at the animal hospital -- and the man who caught the fox say it is not the mysterious creature videotaped in July, but a relative.
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They determined it was a fox with sarcoptic mange.
"It is a skin parasite that looks -- under the microscope -- like spiders," said Dr. Herko. "One of the signs of the disease is hair loss and you've seen he's lost a good portion of its hair -- a good 70 percent."
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skizz
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Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:07 pm
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thats sad about that fox. wonder if they put the thing out of its misery? i've seen alot of them in town here lately. guess they are being driven from their own habitat. |
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snakelady
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Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:13 pm
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Another one....
New Bird Species Found
In Philippines
By David Ward
The Guardian - UK
8-18-4
The mystery bird was certainly distinctive: dark brown, red bill, red legs, call like a trumpet, pretty hopeless at flying. You couldn't miss it if you knew it was there.
Many of the 8,500 residents of Calayan, an island in the remote Babuyan group in the northern Philippines, knew it was there and occasionally caught it by mistake in their chicken traps.
But the wider world had never heard of it, and it did not feature in even the best ornithological library.
Now the Calayan rail (Gallirallus calayanensis) is being hailed as a previously unknown species, and moves are afoot to try to ensure it does not become extinct as soon as it has been discovered.
Carmella Espanola, a member of an expedition made up of Filipino researchers and experts from the conservation group BirdLife International, stumbled on the bird as she walked through a clearing on the island and heard un-familiar calls. Then she saw four birds in the undergrowth.
"She watched two birds cross the trail and begin feeding," says a BirdLife International report which captures the excitement of the discovery. "They appeared to be the same size as the barred rail, a common species on the island.
"Carmella took notes and photographs, and recorded the calls. But her account of the sighting had Des Allen, an expedition member and expert on oriental birds, completely stumped."
Mr Allen went to the same area the next day and heard unfamiliar "loud, rasping trumpeting calls", interspersed with the calls Ms Espanola had recorded.
"He played back her recording and a bird answered it," the report says.
Mr Allen realised the birds were an unknown species, recorded them on video and showed his colleagues.
Later sightings indicated that it was common in the area and well known to islanders, who called it a "piding".
BirdLife International estimates there are up to 200 pairs of rail on the island but fears for their future because they appear to live only in a small part of forest on limestone areas.
"Work to build a road around the island, and from Poblacion to the centre, has already begun," says the report. "These roads may encourage the spread of settlements, and people will bring introduced predators - cats, dogs and rats - along with them."
Genevieve Broad, the co-leader of the expedition, said: "I felt sure the Babuyan Islands would hold some interesting discoveries, but I didn't expect to find a totally new species. I hope this will bring the recognition these islands deserve as an important site of biological diversity."
Her co-leader, Filipino conservationist Carl Oliveros, added: "Most species have been documented, but this shows there is still a lot to be revealed to us. There may be other islands that have been overlooked by scientists. Flightless birds are the most vulnerable. Based on a history of extinction, its future doesn't look that bright."
Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004
http://www.guardian.co.uk/conservation/story/0,13369,1285425,00.html
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