MadEyePixie
May 12 2006, 03:32 AM
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MILLERSPORT, Ohio -- Is it a lion? A coyote? Or is it just an extremely large cat? Central Ohioans have a variety of opinions about an animal that has been seen in the area for the last two years.
Bob Lombardo, of Lewis Center, e-mailed nbc4i.com some pictures of an animal that emerged from the woods near his home on Saturday night.
Lombardo said the animal had an "awkward stride," was lean, and its tail dragged on the ground.
He said the animal looked like a coyote and was fast-moving.
No one knows for sure whether the animal Lombardo saw was connected to animals seen this week in Pataskala and just north of Columbus.
John Kaminsky said he saw an animal 20 feet in front of him run across Millersport Road.
He said the tail was too long to be a coyote.
Kaminsky was one of two drivers who said they saw a large animal with a huge, bushy tail run across a farm field and then dart across the road, before disappearing into the trees.
"It was sleek, quick and the color was gray and black," Kaminsky said.
"It was different. I've seen fox. I've seen coyote. I've seen every kind of animal. I'm nearly 70 (years old). I've been around, but I've never seen an animal look like that," he said.
Kaminsky said the animal ran across a field and disappeared into a group of trees.
The farmer who owns the land said he's seen a lot of deer and a few coyotes, but Kaminksy said the animal's tail was too long to be a coyote.
"It could have been a coyote, but I've never seen a coyote with as long a tail as it had," he said.
There has been no confirmation of a lion running around Central Ohio.
Reports of lion sightings began surfacing in May 2004, when there were several reports of a creature roaming in the New Albany and Gahanna areas.
Similar reports were made in Granville and Zanesville, NBC 4 reported.
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Its about time something interesting happened in bland old Ohio.
Lizard King
May 12 2006, 03:41 AM
I see a big solid black square. Is it supposed to be the picture? It reminds me of my life. Nevermind, I had to save the pic and then brighten it up. Well, it looks like a stupid dingo. Whatever it is, it's not cool. And it better stop sh***ing in my yard. I'm not laughing.
Shadow_Wolf
May 12 2006, 12:11 PM
Body language (or body english) says that's a cheetah.
ninj
May 12 2006, 04:44 PM
QUOTE(Shadow_Wolf @ May 12 2006, 05:11 AM) [snapback]1185517[/snapback]
Body language (or body english) says that's a cheetah.
I have to agree.
Sofia Alexandra
May 12 2006, 05:36 PM
QUOTE(Shadow_Wolf @ May 12 2006, 02:11 PM) [snapback]1185517[/snapback]
Body language (or body english) says that's a cheetah.
Looking at the pic I wouldn't say so. Too short legs, too short body, too pointy snout. Looks like a jackal to me, only the tail is too long.
Twisted
May 12 2006, 05:49 PM
Its not a Cheetah, its got a longer snout and the chest isn't large enough or tall enough.
Its sux everytime theres a "Mysterious Animal" photo, they claim there 20' or close to it and the photo not clear enough to figure it out.... ALWAYS.
RisenPrism
May 12 2006, 06:54 PM
Could it possibly be,oh, I don't know... just a mangy feral dog?
Thunderbolt
May 12 2006, 07:21 PM
this might sound crazy but it looks like a hybred, like a wolf and a lion... hey just a thought
Thunderbolt
May 12 2006, 07:24 PM
heres another pic of the beast
LostLittleGirl
May 12 2006, 07:29 PM
Maybe it's a coydog? Part Coyote, part dog? The pictures aren't clear enough.
fawkes2
May 12 2006, 07:41 PM
maybe its a new specie of a type of coyote ?
BigDaddy_GFS
May 12 2006, 08:55 PM
I'm leaning toward a coyote.
Well, not literally LEANING TOWARD A COYOTE!!!
But it looks like the photo is of a coyote.
DamienPriest
May 12 2006, 09:07 PM
How about a Fox??? Due to the light color of it...?
rickfury188
May 12 2006, 09:54 PM
To me, it kinda looks a big beagle??
GreyWeather
May 12 2006, 10:43 PM
looks like a fox
or perhaps a dog.
its not a lion or cheetah
appears nothing like them.
KrazyAznTweakin
May 12 2006, 10:48 PM
Looks like a regular house cat...but the angle of the photograph makes it look bigger than what it is
MadEyePixie
May 12 2006, 11:19 PM
^What kind of house cats have you been around?
The body structure, the face, and the tail don't seem very feline to me at all.
I believe whatever it is, its mostly likely canine.
mr. E
May 12 2006, 11:57 PM
It looks a lot like a coyote to me, or some kind of dog that looks like a coyote. did it do anything strange or anything, besides it's strange gait? does anyone know?
zeros
May 13 2006, 05:22 AM
i agree with cia its seems like a hybred. maybe more than 2 different animals
its weird though its got like got the head of a coyote body of a sort of cat like creature and a tail of a something...
NirmalaMaya
May 13 2006, 06:26 AM
I think this has been covered.
zrina11
May 13 2006, 06:42 AM
It's just a big German Sheppard dog, OK? I used to have one and when it got older all the black around it's nose started going gray. That's just like in the photo.
Ruby
May 13 2006, 11:58 AM
The second picture of it looks like some type of wolf/dog to me. It kinda looks like a European Wolf.
TheDreamless
May 13 2006, 12:56 PM
To me it looks like one VERY CUTE FOX
Jeenuh
May 13 2006, 04:05 PM
it looks more like a wolf then a coyote to me, though it's pretty small.
i vote hybrid.
Final Remark
May 13 2006, 05:34 PM
Its a wolf.
Zenskeptic
May 13 2006, 05:36 PM
Looks like a dog with a long tail.
Urisk
May 13 2006, 05:37 PM
there isn't really any good scale reference, except maybe in the first one, a couple of bushes... but then again, how big is a bush!?
I'd say definitely a dog. Whether its a fox, alsatian, or possibly a red wolf/coyote hybrid; they're becoming way more common... too common!
RKD
truth seeker
May 13 2006, 05:51 PM
QUOTE(Roadkill Demon @ May 13 2006, 01:37 PM) [snapback]1186992[/snapback]
there isn't really any good scale reference, except maybe in the first one, a couple of bushes... but then again, how big is a bush!?
I'd say definitely a dog. Whether its a fox, alsatian, or possibly a red wolf/coyote hybrid; they're becoming way more common... too common!
RKD
RKD Red wolf isn't native to this half of the country so I doubt that's the case. I would say it's certainly is canine probably coyote, coyote/ dog hybrid, or a dog. Just keep one thing in mind the only native wild canines that live here are the coyote , red fox, and the grey fox.
Thunderbolt
May 13 2006, 06:26 PM
hey i think i found what it is! a Maned Wolf!
look at this picture
it looks strikingly similar to the unknown beast
robbieb
May 13 2006, 06:38 PM
its definalty not a cat of any sort im 99% sure its a coyote or at least a coyote/dog cross
frogfish
May 13 2006, 07:04 PM
Maned wolves don't live in the U.S.
I say coyote...we have coyotes all over here in S.E. Michigan. To me, definetly a coyote.
snuffypuffer
May 13 2006, 11:31 PM
Looks like a fox with a skinny tail to me.
Thunderbolt
May 14 2006, 03:09 AM
QUOTE(frogfish @ May 13 2006, 07:04 PM) [snapback]1187068[/snapback]
Maned wolves don't live in the U.S.
I say coyote...we have coyotes all over here in S.E. Michigan. To me, definetly a coyote.
excaiped from a zoo... maby
frogfish
May 14 2006, 03:09 AM
Its not a maned wolf...Many zoos don;t even have them!
MadEyePixie
May 14 2006, 03:36 AM
No zoo that I've been to in Ohio has them anyway.
snuffypuffer
May 14 2006, 03:59 AM
Anybody actually care that it's just a fox?
frogfish
May 14 2006, 03:47 PM
fox or coyote
FireMoon
May 14 2006, 04:22 PM
Alsatian/ Greyhound cross breed??
TheDreamless
May 14 2006, 04:27 PM
QUOTE(snuffypuffer @ May 14 2006, 03:59 AM) [snapback]1187606[/snapback]
Anybody actually care that it's just a fox?
Aye!
And a very cute one
frogfish
May 14 2006, 04:29 PM
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Aye!
And a very cute one
Indeed...I don't know what's the big fuss over the picture...
truth seeker
May 14 2006, 06:47 PM
First off definetly not a maned wolf I'm 99% sure the zoo doesn't have one and if they did and it escaped I would have seen something on the News since I watch the Columbus local news most nights. Secondly I think probably fox maybe a coyote or dog or hybrid you can't be 100% sure with a grainy photo that doesn't have any solid point for height reference.
jennybabie
May 14 2006, 06:56 PM
the detroit zoo used to have some not anymore though
Bosanchero
May 14 2006, 07:02 PM
QUOTE(jennybabie @ May 14 2006, 06:56 PM) [snapback]1188321[/snapback]
the detroit zoo used to have some not anymore though
because they escaped
and are runing around in Ohio
frogfish
May 14 2006, 08:46 PM
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because they escaped and are runing around in Ohio
No, they were shipped of to another zoo....I live in Detroit.
psyche101
May 15 2006, 01:00 AM
QUOTE(zrina11 @ May 13 2006, 04:42 PM) [snapback]1186531[/snapback]
It's just a big German Sheppard dog, OK? I used to have one and when it got older all the black around it's nose started going gray. That's just like in the photo.
What i was thinking too. Possibly Alsatian, but I would have gone the Shepard with first guess too.
frogfish
May 15 2006, 01:02 AM
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What i was thinking too. Possibly Alsatian, but I would have gone the Shepard with first guess too.
Looks like a coyote, doesn't it?
psyche101
May 15 2006, 01:25 AM
QUOTE(frogfish @ May 15 2006, 11:02 AM) [snapback]1188756[/snapback]
Looks like a coyote, doesn't it?
Probably right, I have only seen Shepards and Alsatians (foxes dingoes) in the flesh. I have never seen a Coyote other than telly, but if you reckon Coyote, I'd be happy to take your word on it
I reckon it looks a great deal more canine than feline.
frogfish
May 15 2006, 01:28 AM
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Probably right, I have only seen Shepards and Alsatians (foxes dingoes) in the flesh. I have never seen a Coyote other than telly, but if you reckon Coyote, I'd be happy to take your word on it I reckon it looks a great deal more canine than feline
It bears a striking resemblance to a coyote than anything else...They are common and this here parts...
psyche101
May 15 2006, 01:46 AM
QUOTE(frogfish @ May 15 2006, 11:28 AM) [snapback]1188807[/snapback]
It bears a striking resemblance to a coyote than anything else...They are common and this here parts...
Ahhh, damn good chance that is what is in the picture then
Another blurry pic. Meh.
truth seeker
May 15 2006, 06:12 AM
QUOTE(frogfish @ May 14 2006, 09:28 PM) [snapback]1188807[/snapback]
It bears a striking resemblance to a coyote than anything else...They are common and this here parts...
Coyote would be my guess to.
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