>>1982424100% true story I swear
>Avid athletic outdoorchad>Summer a few years ago>Go out on a run, completely sober >follow railroad tracks north of town>run about 7 miles to the next town before getting too exhausted to continue and running out of water>Start walking back>Darkness falls>Keep walking>Moonlit night>Come to wooded area>Hear weird animal noise, like a whimpering dog, but not a dog I guess>In the distance about 30 meters in front of me is a shape of an animal I've never seen before>Heart jumps. I know my animals REALLY well. This thing didn't look like anything I've ever heard of or seen.>About the size of a large dog like a great dane>Glittering almost... Whitish silver in the moonlight, like it had light fur?>Fat body, with 4 skinny legs, a blur of motion. No tail. Its head was... rounded and stubbed, almost like a sideways human skull but not quite. Didn't get close enough to see its face. Everything is dark, but I have good night vision. Get a good look at it for about a second before it notices me and makes a sudden movement>I immediately pick up several rocks from the railroad. I guess I could throw, I figured.>I hear frantic scrambling and bushes rustling>It was gone into the bushes>I'm a fearless man but I couldn't bring myself to look for it. Just kept walking.>Not a dog. Too fat to be a deer. Probably had hooves. Legs too skinny to be a hog. Too fat to be a cat. Albino moose calf maybe?>To this day I wonder what I saw...MFW no one believes me. I understand. Maybe I wouldn't either...
