'Hybrid Mutant' Found Dead in Maine

[Teuthida]

After reviewing photos of the carcass, Coleman said he was bothered by the animal's ears and snout. It reminded him of a case years ago in northern Maine in which an animal shot by a hunter could not be identified. In the end, wildlife officials got a DNA analysis that showed the animal was a rare wolf-dog hybrid, he said.

Update: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060817/.../mystery_beast

So the paw might go in for DNA testing.