A rancher in central Montana shot a wolf-like animal after it was spotted in a pasture with livestock, but a closer look prompted state wildlife officials to take DNA samples to determine what type of animal it was. The creature's front claws and canine teeth are too short and its ears are too tall in proportion to its skull for it to be a purebred wolf, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. (Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks/Associated Press)Others, on social media, have speculated the creature could be anything from a malnourished bear cub, a werewolf-like creature known as a "dogman," or a dire wolf. "First off, [dire wolf] was a song by the Grateful Dead from 1971," Auchly told the Great Falls Tribune. The animal was shot on May 16 near Denton, a community of about 250 people, about 180 kilometres northeast from the state capital, Helena.

Source: CBC News May 26, 2018 00:22 UTC