Hyena-Like Creature Hunting Rural Dogs Sighted Near Idaho Border
The United States annually has a high number of sightings of mythical creatures that cause skeptics to chuckle and believers to take notice. The mountains of western Montana are said to be stalked by a wolf-like creature that prays on dogs and is rooted in Native American spirituality.
A Mormon hunter in Montana is said to have shot and killed one in 1886, and at one point, the carcass of the creature found its way into the Idaho Museum of Natural History in Pocatello, according to the website.
Most of us read stories often about alleged sightings of creatures and cryptids that appear in the night from coast to coast and everywhere in between. Some of the most common reports are of Bigfoot, Moth Man, Skinwalkers, and various lake creatures that allegedly break the water's surface from time to time. Montana is said to be the home of another strange beast that's reportedly part hyena, part wolf, and lures dogs away from homes to feast on.
The Shunka Warakin (or Warak'in), which translates to "carrying of dogs" in Native American tongue, was reportedly first seen by settlers in the area in the late nineteenth century, according to allcryptid.fandom.com. A Mormon hunter in Montana is said to have shot and killed one in 1886, and at one point, the carcass of the creature found its way into the Idaho Museum of Natural History in Pocatello, according to the website.
Have you ever seen this creature in Montana or Idaho?
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