Comments on: East Texas Mystery Animal Identified

By: shumway10973

shumway10973 — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:50:28 +0000

refresh my memory, aren’t Chupacabras suppose to make 1 or 2 puncture holes and then “suck” out all the insides of their victims? Did these people check this poor, ugly thing for just such an ability? I don’t know how anyone can say that the elmendorf beast, that is what this is about, could just be a dog with mange. The lower jaw is shorter than his snout, his hind legs are longer, his canines come from the lower jaw and his metabolism is out of this world. Why doesn’t anyone just put out a critter trap with meat in it and catch us one? Dog with mange or not, this one needs to be studied.

By: texasgirl

texasgirl — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 00:56:11 +0000

That animal didn’t have hooves, if you look at the pictures closely, it was just the feet that were smooshed together from laying on it’s side for a few days. You can see the toes and claws on the feet.

By: darkrabbit

darkrabbit — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:00:59 +0000

Hi:

I am a skeptical person. Of anything except my eyes.

What are hooves doing on a coyote?

By the way, are they gonna give the thing back to the kid?

By: Crystalwren

Crystalwren — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:01:12 +0000

Just what the hell is a ‘kangaroo dog’ anyway?

By: Craig Woolheater

Craig Woolheater — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:44:31 +0000

Sarcoptic mange is the name for the skin disease caused by infection with the Sarcoptes scabei mite. Mites are not insects; instead they are more closely related to spiders. They are microscopic and cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Adult Sarcoptes scabei mites live 3-4 weeks in the host’s skin. After mating, the female burrows into the skin depositing 3-4 eggs in the tunnel behind her. The eggs hatch in 3-10 days producing a larva which, in turn, moves about on the skin surface eventually molting into a “nymphal” stage and finally into an adult. The adults move on the surface of the skin where they mate and the cycle begins again with the female burrowing and laying eggs.

By: CryptoInformant

CryptoInformant — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:09:58 +0000

Exactly what causes Sarcoptic Mange?

By: Stosh

Stosh — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:46:11 +0000

If it had wings then for sure the “Jersey Devil”.