While looking outside her kitchen window, Tina Kahlig spotted an animal she’s never seen before in her Hill Country Village backyard on Tuesday, August 15. Kahlig said she’s seen coyotes, foxes, and raccoons in her yard. However, she said the brown creature looked like a mixture of a hyena and a mountain lion.

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From about 100 feet from her, Kahlig took pictures and asked her neighbors what it could be on Nextdoor. Some of the neighbors joked it could be a “chupacabra,” which is a legendary monstrous creature that attacks animals and consumes their blood. Kahlig said others mentioned they’ve seen mountain lions in the area and bobcats.

City officials with Hill Country Village sent the pictures to game wardens in the area, who said it could be a coyote. However, officials added it’s hard to tell based on the zoomed-in pictures from Kahlig.