Pennsylvania woman rescued a 'scared' animal. No one knows what it is

[Demovictory9]

“I peeked outside the door and that’s whenever I noticed the animal on my left hand side and it was so scared and so cold and shivering,” Eyth recalled in an interview with NBC News. "... All I could think about is 'This animal needs help.'"

Rescuing the animal was one thing: Eyth was able to lure the animal into her basement and out of the cold. Since then, though, the animal has been a mystery.

Eyth said that first, she thought the creature might be a coyote or a dog. After calling Wildlife Works, a local rescue, and transferring the creature to their facility for care, there have only been more questions.

Morgan Barron, a certified wildlife rehabilitator at Wildlife Works, had trouble identifying what this animal could be and told NBC News she couldn’t “definitively say what it is.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/a-pennsylvania-woman-rescued-a-scared-animal-no-one-knows-what-it-is/ar-AAT2AMa?ocid=msedgntp

It will take two to four weeks before the results come in to ascertain if the animal is a dog or coyote, but in the meantime, rescuers are treating him with the same care and respect all animals deserve — just as Eyth had done.

"No matter the results to the test, I wouldn’t have changed anything I did to help him," Eyth said.

https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/woman-rescues-mystery-animal

[doc03]

1. Looks like a really ugly dog. nt

[2naSalit]

2. Whatever it is...

Looks like it has a bad case of mange and has somehow survived. I suspect it could be a fluke cross breed of some wiry haired terrier sort and coyote. Looks like some kind of genetic mismatch, just enough likeness to interbreed but different enough to really come out with an oddity.

Maybe it's a chupacabra!

[Hekate]

3. Exactly what I thought: a coy-dog with terminal mange. Poor beast. nt

[Demovictory9]

8. yes, they are treating the mange

[ripcord]

4. It could be a coyote/dog hybrid

We see coydogs here in the desert sometimes.

[WinstonSmith4740]

15. Saw an article on that a few years back

Turns out biologists had identified a new hybrid of wolf/coyote/dog, and it was in that part of the country. I can't imagine there's a whole lot of DNA difference in those 3. I'm thinking it's a coyote with a bad case of mange.

[ironflange]

5. Is it Oscar?

[Thtwudbeme]

12. Wonder if Oscar is still alive

But it's the same thought I had!

[WinstonSmith4740]

16. Who's Oscar?

n/t

[jmowreader]

17. The subject of a very old DU thread

He was this beast that seemed to be a cross of every wild animal in North America.

[WinstonSmith4740]

20. Thanks!!

Then I hope it is Oscar!!

[BluesRunTheGame]

21. " I inherited a mixed animal from Uncle living in woods"

Probably the all time greatest DU thread!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x624815

[ms liberty]

25. I dunno...door buzzard was pretty hilarious, too!

Edited. Damned autofill...it changed hilarious to gelatinous and I am not really sure how, but it's kind of hilarious in itself, lol!

[ironflange]

26. The star of a legendary thread from many years ago

Sorry, I don't have the link. Do a search for "mixed animal" and you may find it. Edit: I see someone knows it, good stuff.

[likesmountains 52]

31. My first thought!

[uppityperson]

6. Oscar?

[bmbmd]

13. Just when

we need him most.

[3catwoman3]

7. Oh, the poor thing. I hope there is a happy ending...

...and that we find out about it.

[Demovictory9]

9. From the rescuer...if it's dog, she will adopt, if coyote she will be there to witness it's release

"If he turns out to be a coyote, I will be there for when he is released. And if he turns out to be a dog, my husband and I would love to adopt him when he recovers enough to be adopted!" she said. "I feel so grateful and blessed that I noticed his prints and followed them."

[3catwoman3]

10. I did read the article and saw that. I'm just hoping we find out...

...which way it goes. The critter doesn't look hostile.

[Shrike47]

11. Dog with a skin disease, maybe mange. IMO.

[Donkees]

14. Photos of Coyotes with Mange (for comparison)

Coyote with Mange


Coyote with Mange


Coyote with Mange

[ARPad95]

19. I think it looks like these coyotes. Poor thing.

[jmowreader]

18. It looks like a coyote with several skin ailments

I’m going off the muzzle and ears.

[Javaman]

22. Looks like the poor pup has a very bad case of mange

Check the gums and that Will give you a clue. They will be pale.

Bad cases cause severe anemia

[Orrex]

23. Five bucks says it's a binturong

About 20 years ago one was found loose in PA and "nobody knew what it was."

[Wounded Bear]

24. Headline makes it sound like some alien creature...

[Deep State Witch]

27. Chupacabra?

Looks like a chupacabra is supposed to look!

[boston bean]

28. A dog with mange.

[Sogo]

29. Reminds me of a Chupacabras.

[spanone]

30. Poor little guy