Mystery Animal Captured
by Darin at N30 24.652, W097 43.644
They captured it alive! This weird animal (nicknamed a 'hyote') has been running around Maryland causing the locals to suspect there is some kind of new species of dog running wild. Strange pictures of the animal have been bouncing around the web for weeks, and I even saw one on Talk Soup the other day. In fact, the animal has turned out to be... a fox. With some nasty skin. And in definite need of rogaine. And that monoxodil additive couldn't hurt either.The mystery may be over as one of the creatures roaming through central Maryland was finally captured on Saturday. According to the veterinarians at Falls Road Animal Hospital, the animal was a male red fox.Link to the update: Hyote Captured | Link to the Original Story
"It is a skin parasite that looks -- under the microscope -- like spiders," said Dr. Herko. "One of the signs of the disease is hair loss and you've seen he's lost a good portion of its hair -- a good 70 percent."
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