Comments on: Alton Mystery Animal

By: Trish07

Trish07 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:46:10 +0000

My comment is a little late but I have info to add. My neighbor is the one who took movies of the strange animal here in Glyndon Maryland. We have nicknamed it HYOTE. The Game Wardens caught a small fox with mange and claimed they got it. They just wanted to put an end to the story. Fact is, they didn’t catch the strange animal at all. I also have a photo of a strange footprint in the snow outside of my sliding door. The paw print is not a cat or dog and is way too large for a fox.

By: Evanstonian

Evanstonian — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:50:20 +0000

My neighbor and I saw this same exact animal yesterday (Labor Day 2006) in Evanston, Illinois. Surely it couldn’t have traveled 300 miles from Alton to Evanston–especially in its obviously emaciated condition!

By: bruiser71

bruiser71 — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:38:14 +0000

Also Sampson, in foxes only occurs in 1% of the fox population

By: bruiser71

bruiser71 — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:16:25 +0000

If this is a fox with mange then why are there reports in Texas, Virginia, North Carolina in May, and just recently in the low country of South Carolina where I am from. All I have to say, there must be one hell of a case of mange going around the southern states.

By: spooken2

spooken2 — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:38:37 +0000

It is a Red Fox with mange

By: kidkarysma

kidkarysma — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:17:23 +0000

Could it be a fox/coyote hybrid?

By: Mnynames

Mnynames — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 13:07:40 +0000

Larzker (#11), that is the funniest posting I’ve read in a long time…So I suppose this mystery animal doesn’t warrant “Amazing” status?

By: Genna20

Genna20 — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:05:08 +0000

It’s the chupacabra…lol…Well, it is certainly not a coyote…The markings on it’s tail are indistinctive of a coyote’s….Though I really couldn’t tell you what it is, that is what it isn’t.

By: Lee Pierce

Lee Pierce — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:03:54 +0000

The coloring is a bit suspect, but judging from the long tail, long legs and stride I believe it is a young coyote.

By: LoriJMartin

LoriJMartin — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:24:11 +0000

Whatever this thing is, I saw one in Eastlake (Lake County), Ohio a few weeks back. It ran across a main road and went towards some houses situated on Lake Erie. I called the Willoughby police dept on my cell phone who transferred me to th Eastlake Police. I told them I just saw a jackal or something like a scrawny, sick, but large jackal or coyote. Today, my husband e-mailed me this article and asked me if this is what I saw & I was amazed to see that is EXACTLY the same animal I saw! We do have some coyotes in Lake County, but it’s rare to see them. However, they aren’t as big as this animal and they have thicker fur.