Fishermen have been frantically dragging a lake in Canada where the corpse of a bizarre looking animal was discovered.

But days of search party expeditions in Kitchenuhmaykoosib, northern Ontario, have so far proved fruitless with local residents failing to unearth the body of the mystery creature.

A website for the town has posted a link to pictures of fishermen searching for the white-eyed creature, dubbed a lake gargoyle in some media reports, using boats. Other photos show locals combing the shoreline for clues.

The strange animal has generated worldwide interest after local authorities last week released a series of photos taken by two nurses who found it.

Bearing matted fur, a rat-like tail and a feline face, the animal was variously speculated to be anything from a bear to a mixed breed of an otter and a beaver.

But the mystery is likely to remain unsolved unless the corpse can be found.

The two nurses found the creature in early May said they left it on the rocky shoreline where they first saw it, the Globe and Mail news website reports.

Not being local to the area, the pair assumed the creature was a regional animal they weren't familiar with.

Once they realised the importance of their discovery, they returned to scene only to find the corpse had disappeared.

"Whether it was eaten by dogs or it was washed away because this was on the shore, or it was eaten by seagulls, I don't know," local councillor Darryl Sainnawap told the website.

"All we know is it’s not there anymore and what’s left of it are the pictures."

The creature is known in the town as the "ugly one" and, according to the website, community elders have seen similar creatures before.

Elders have described the discovery of an ugly one as a "bad omen".

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/1055888/s...f-mystery-beast

Its got teeth on it like a girl I used to date, many years ago.....actually the face is similar too. she didnt mention my name did she?

Whatever it is I bet Ian has hunted and eaten in in his younger days.

can't wait for the photo, He man with strange canadian mammal

I love his photos, but this one i don't even think Ian can get away with.

It's a deformed piglet. Even the description of a rat-like tail ties in.

It's a deformed piglet. Even the description of a rat-like tail ties in.

Winnie the Pooh will never forgive you for this unfounded attack on one of his very best pals. ( Besides this, It's one of the wife's family. Has to be the resemblance is uncanny )

It's a deformed piglet. Even the description of a rat-like tail ties in.

Besides this, It's one of the wife's family. Has to be the resemblance is uncanny )

I knew we were related

It has an uncanny resemblance to my MIL except she is still breathing. I need a deeper pit and more concrete.

Here's one of my relatives back home...

Reminds me of sex with my third wife.

Reminds me of sex with my third wife.

Do you mean that you had to make her stand on a box so that she was a bit higher?

Reminds me of sex with my third wife.

Do you mean that you had to make her stand on a box so that she was a bit higher?

No he means she was a buffalo.

I was thinking more of the movement and participation involved.

Reminds me of sex with my third wife.

yeah, you're right

CB

Reminds me of sex with my third wife.

yeah, you're right

CB

Reminds me of sex with my third wife.

yeah, you're right

CB

But she made an excellent breakfast.

Apparently

The line up was always a problem.

I could never find the queue.

You were probably too early, you had to wait until after I'd gone to work.

Parking was a problem then as well.

How about this one.

http://www.chilloutpoint.com/odd_world/str...d-on-earth.html

just cos this is bedlam, and just cos you didnt name her, I still dont think talking about your ex's or anyone in that tone is particularly admirable.

and if people say this is a joke, and Im too stuck up, then yes I am

Oh no you're not.........

(Panto time)

I looks like the rotting carcass of either a common river otter or a wolverine. Both animals are carnivores with large teeth. It's more likely to be a dead wolverine because the long tail of an otter would be a dead give away. In any case there aren't any more photos, or a better description of the animal to make an educated guess. Any time a dead animal spends too long in the water the hair starts to fall off.

Oh, and as far as the comment about it being one of my relatives, that is a moot point, depending on whether you believe in re-incarnation or not.