Comments on: Maine Mystery Beast Back?

By: sschaper

sschaper — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:45:10 +0000

“a dog’s been worritin’ th’ sheep” in fake Yorkshire Herriot-speak.

I see that someone else has read the novel Duende about (relatively) giant land otters on the Amazon side of Venezuela.

By: Cryptonut

Cryptonut — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:40:57 +0000

fuzzy…stop….i am laughing so hard it hurts!

By: Maine Crypto

Maine Crypto — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:46:15 +0000

I found it very interesting that the sheep were not eaten. I would love to find out more about the strange animals that I am sure roam the Maine woods, but I also love the allure of the mystery. I do hope that we find out what animal is responsible for this attack, as the family that owned the sheep are out about $10,000!

By: Richard888

Richard888 — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:44:52 +0000

In overhunted areas like Greece - where I’m from - it’s not uncommon for a small pack of wolves to kill 100 sheep during an attack. They don’t steal the animals. They bite them in the neck drinking blood and leaving the carcass. Intense hunger and fear of getting shot drives them to do that. But in Maine where deer populations are very healthy I don’t see why wolves would go in killing frenzies.

By: Kalashnikovnik

Kalashnikovnik — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:11:36 +0000

I’m inclined to blame this on free running domestic dogs. seemes like the “mystery beast” would most likely eat the kill like a coyote or wolf …or even feral dogs with no other food source would. when wild predators go on “killing sprees” it is usually due to the prey being confined in a small space and unable to escape, the close proximity of so many panicked prey animals keeps the predator’s “killer instinct” switched on and it keeps killing. based on what i’ve seen the sheep killed in this attack were enclosed in a field rather then a small pen. being a resident of Wiscasset however, i will be watching this story as it develops.

By: lyndonnobles

lyndonnobles — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:56:01 +0000

omg,.. lol at fuzzy. otters are quite viscious, y’know? im only half joking.

anyhoo,.. onto maine. well, its not unheard of for large predators such as coyotes, puma, and bear to occassionally go overboard. im not trying to say its one of those predators, but its not out of question. also, feral dogs tend to go on these gleeful killing sprees much more often than wild born animals.

i remember out in montana, one cougar was held responsible for killing 17 sheep in one night.

im still betting on huge, angry, non-cuddly, terrestrial otters. that would just be so much cooler.

i can dream.

By: joppa

joppa — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:18:47 +0000

Canis lupis on a weekend visit from Canada.

By: fuzzy

fuzzy — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:00:36 +0000

Otters, attacking in a line.

By: ckaminski

ckaminski — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:54:43 +0000

Everyone knows there are werewolves in Maine. Just look at the lunar calendar – fairly close match!

By: PhotoExpert

PhotoExpert — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:43:47 +0000

Even for a hungry canine, 26 sheep in one weekend seems a bit high! LOL