Mythical beast in Texas identified

[edwin]

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — The results are in: The ugly, big-eared animal found this summer in southern Texas is not the mythical, bloodsucking chupacabra. It's just a plain old coyote.

Biologists at Texas State University announced Thursday night they had identified the hairless doglike creature.

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[LeftyMom]

1. Damn. I had a mangy coydog in the pool.

Guess I was half right. Gotta wait for the skin tests to verify the mange part.

[Warpy]

3. "mutant canine" was my guess

The mutation being hairlessness.

[Midlodemocrat]

2. Heh, I thought it was Oscar.

[Dhalgren]

4. Looks like Dick Cheney to me...

[malaise]

5. Damn I thought it

was Barbara Bush!

[Gman]

6. Ugliest friggin' coyote I've ever seen

poor thing.

[nightrider767]

7. Every time Chaney Returns From Hell With New Orders From His Dark Master

He's known to bring things back with him......

[Lance_Boyle]

8. In related news,

Karen Hughes has returned to Texas to spend more time with her family.

[enid602]

9. Kay

Isn't that Kay Baily Hutchinson?

[NorthernSpy]

10. these stories always turn out to be mange victims...

Animals look ghastly without fur.

Poor thing.


:(

[kestrel91316]

11. I could have sworn it was one of these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Hairless_Dog

[Beausoleil]

12. Have you guys forgotten?

Alberto is home!