Unidentified canid shot by Montana farmer
We have a cryptid, folks!
According to several news reports the taxonomy of a predator shot by a farmer in Montana, aside from being "canid", cannot be determined visually. At first glance it might seem to be a wolf, but its fur and the size and shape of several physical features are wrong. DNA tests are currently underway to pin down its identification. |
Denton, Montana is outside of the general distribution range for wolves in that state. This could be an unusual feral domestic dog. The head looks like a dog but the ears are unusually large. It might be a coyote dog hybrid. The color is like a wolf but it doesn't seem to have wolf characteristics.
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I'll place my bet on 100% coyote with the uncommon "black" coloration.
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Multiple "news" sites have said "Dire Wolf". Idiots. Aside from being extinct, those were pretty much huge. |
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Coyote wolf hybrids are pretty common in the East, so why not there too? "Coy wolves" can get pretty big.
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As far as I can see, what makes this animal different and confusing is the coloration. Putting that aside, there are no apparent physical features that suggest something other than a normal coyote. Montana state wildlife officials looked at the same photos we see. They suggest "not a wolf", but they don't say "not a coyote". Melanistic coyotes do exist. Though they are uncommon, they primarily are found in the southeast USA, but can occur elsewhere. The melanistic coloration ranges from dark brown all the way to black. You can Google "melanistic coyote" to see photos of animals that look much like the one that was shot in Montana. |
I just attended a wildlife lecture! They had a good slide pointing out differences between wolves and coyotes. The ears and nose shape on this one do indeed look more like the coyote.
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It's my understanding that melanistic coyotes occur largely as a result of breeding with dogs.
I would bet the critter in question is a yote/dog hybrid. |
Coy-dog or coyote.
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Never having met a wolf or a coyote, much to my disappointment, could it not just be a peculiar looking feral dog?
There's a huge amount of random variations among dogs |
People do get that the D&D/Game of Thrones "Dire Wolf" isn't/wasn't a real creature, right?
The actual real extinct species Canis dirus was about the same size as a modern wolf. The jaw was just structured larger to account for the larger prey animals available at the time. |
It's a dog
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My money would be on Coyote for sure
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IT'S BIGFOOT!!!!!
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Did it drop any ear rings?
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I'm going with coyote or coyote-dog hybrid (coydog). The bigger picture here though is how this incident only "proves" further there is no Bigfoot.
When some odd or unique animal shows up and humans see it, what do they usually want to do to it first? Kill it, beat it, capture it, divorce it, something it so they gain total control over it. And taking a picture is rarely their first reaction it seems. Even in this case, where's the pictures of it before its death? And such and such and so and so and thus there is no Bigfoot because humans would have shot and killed one long before now had they existed, just like in this case. We simply can't help it. We're imperfect and unbalanced and capricious and stupid and selfish and...and we always gotta kill. :wink: |
Long haired German Shepard mostly.
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Coyote? Only if there are ACME crates in the vicinity.
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I'm just curious now how many syllables you all think there are in "coyote". Because I know how many there are in Montana.
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Apparently according to BBC there is speculation that it could be related to "Bigfoot" :rolleyes:. I mean 'werewolf' is enough of a stretch, but c'mon.
I think it's some race of dog. |
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I know what it is!
Wait a second...for some reason there's a black helicopter hovering over my house and a couple of black SUVs with dark tinted windows just pulled into my driveway. Hmmmm...loud knocking at my door...wonder who it is? I'll just answer the door and be right back to tell you all what that mysterious dog-like creature really is........ . . . . (sound of door breaking, muffled shouts, tires screeching, and revving motors fading into the distance) |
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Oh well, there goes another one. The big foot threads must be empty by now.... |
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Here's a link to an article that has some pics of one (or several) with the darker markings. http://www.total-german-shepherd.com...nShepherd.html Is that sheep country? Having a big old out-bred (for strength) shepherd makes sense. It was either feral, a shepherd/wolf mix, or the dood just shot Sirr Muffin of Twelve Oaks, the neighbor's prize show dog. |
Could it be Elvis?
(Sorry, I keep reading the threat title as "Unidentified candid shot...") |
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Normally, two syllables: Kie-oat. Properly, three syllables: Kie-oh-tee. When talking to a varmint hunter, one syllable: 'yote. When speaking to law enforcement about the folks who facilitate the transport of undocumented foreign born workers, three syllables: Coy-yoh-tae. |
It's obviously a chupacabra.
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"This looks like a dog/canine hybrid but we absolutely don't know what it is!"
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I'm not sure why this is under such speculation. It simply appears to be a large, dead, dog. The ears do not look unnaturally large. I've seen many German Shepherds with ears that large.
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It's an official cryptid, the story made it to Coast to Coast. :p
Experts Baffled by Strange Wolf-Life Creature Shot and Killed in Montana Official Montana wildlife dept statement. |
I keep wondering if they scanned it for a microchip.
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You really think Bigfoot would have had his dog registered? |
This can't be any kind of cryptic, the picture isn't blurry.
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nm...
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Certainly possible it’s just a dog, but I’m still leaning coy-dog. |
It's the Loch Ness Monster!
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