Thursday, January 26, 2012

It's a Mystery...

When our office was being remodeled last year, the construction workers pulled up the old, original carpet in a storage room. They were shocked to find this paw print:

I took this picture and added the staple remover for perspective. I am not sure what type of animal it was (bobcat, raccoon,...?)- but the print is large.

The school was built in 1977. So at the time, the surrounding area was a huge cornfield (the houses north and west of the school did not exist.

So, what do you think it could have been? I haven't done any research on the animal print yet. The children want everyone to speculate and offer guesses first.
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22 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2012 at 4:11 PM

    i have a suggestion:bigfoot or chupacabra.

    p.s.this is tm

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2012 at 6:07 PM

    I think it was a fox chasing a big animal like bigfoot like tm said
    -amj

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    1. Mrs. MaurerJanuary 28, 2012 at 9:24 AM

      I can live with the fox part - still hoping not bigfoot:) ha ha

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2012 at 6:15 PM

    my dad says badger, and my brother says a raccoon.
    -AMJ

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2012 at 3:32 PM

    i have a theary: some kind of mourfed coyate with a baby coyate on its back

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2012 at 6:37 PM

    Mrs. Maurer since I don't know why the commit didn't post I will say what I put yesterday. A fox chasing a bobcat, my dad said a beaver, and my brother said a raccoon. -AMJ (Comment Queen)

    P.S. I hope you have a great weekend!!

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:04 PM

    MRS. MAUREr the growling happened to me TOO!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    me and my cousin think its a fossil or a footprint of a dinosaur.
    -D.G.

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  8. Mrs. MaurerJanuary 28, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    Since the concrete was poured in 1977, I'm pretty sure we can rule out dinosaurs:)

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2012 at 10:04 PM

    if it isn't a dinosaur then it would probably be a big animal running and trying to get a little animal.
    -D.G.

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2012 at 3:55 PM

    hi mrs.maurer this is tm where is the snake i vote the snake

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    I'm going with coyote that slipped in the wet cement. Check out the picture 1/3 of the way down on this page: http://www.bear-tracker.com/coyote.html

    tt

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2012 at 3:57 PM

    Mrs. Maurer I couldn't feed bandit for some reason and I am with tm I vote the snake too.
    -Comment Queen�� ��

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2012 at 7:28 AM

    Hi mrs.maurer!
    bye,
    Comment Queen

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2012 at 8:16 PM

    Hi Mrs.Maurer this is dg and i also vote a snake.
    ps if there is one
    bye
    D.G.

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    My grandpa said a raccoon and my grandma said an ape.

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:27 PM

      OH YEAH THIS IS AMJ'S COMMENT!!! :P

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    Mrs.Maurer, What were the movies for the movie Tuesday. I will check back tomorrow and sunday.

    -Comment Queen
    P.S hAVE A HAPPY WEEKEND!!! :p

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  17. Mrs. MaurerFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    I was hoping you and your fellow classmates would come up with some suggestions from which to choose:)

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  18. AnonymousApril 20, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    KWF fox

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