The Androscoggin Creature was a mysterious animal that was found dead in
Turner, Maine
Turner is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,817 at the 2020 census. The town includes the villages of Turner, Turner Center and North Turner. The town is part of the Lewiston- Auburn, Maine Metropolita ...
in
Androscoggin County, Maine
Androscoggin County ( French: ''Comté d'Androscoggin'') is a county in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 111,139. Its county seat is Auburn and its largest city is Lewiston.
Androscoggin County compri ...
in August 2006. The creature attracted worldwide attention after ''
Lewiston Sun Journal
The ''Sun Journal'' is a newspaper published in Lewiston, Maine, United States, which covers central and western Maine. In addition to its main office in Lewiston, the paper maintains satellite news and sales bureaus in the Maine towns of Farming ...
'' reporter Mark LaFlamme described it on August 16, 2006 in an article titled “Mysterious Beast” and made a connection from the unidentified animal to local lore: "
he animal
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may be the mystery creature that has roamed the area for years, mauling dogs and frightening residents. Or it could be a dog that has been running wild in the woods".
Genetic testing
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determined the creature to be a dog.
Reports of similar canids appear all over the
Kennebec-
Androscoggin area, including
Litchfield,
Greene
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,
Wayne,
Auburn
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and most infamously
Turner
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.
References
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External links
''Maine Today News'' ArticleMark LaFlamme
2006 animal deaths
Androscoggin County, Maine
Individual dogs in the United States
2006 controversies in the United States
August 2006 events in the United States
2006 in Maine