Taxidermy Relocated

An unusual canine-like taxidermy piece that has been of some cryptozoological interest has been relocated. From the news:

"A bullet from a Mormon settler's rifle ended the animal's life and triggered stories of the creature that were passed along through generations of family history and local folklore.
"The only evidence of the creature's existence was a missing taxidermy mount and a grainy black-and-white photograph of that mount - which fueled strange speculation about what kind of animal it really was.
"Now after 121 years, the taxidermy mount has been found. The creature that once spooked some of the Madison Valley's first white settlers has come home."

The grandson of the settler who shot it tracked the mount down, finding it in the Idaho Museum of Natural History. They have loaned it to him to exhibit at the Madison Valley History Museum.

The animal "strongly resembles a wolf, but sports a hyena-like sloping back and an odd-shaped head with a narrow snout. Its coat is dark-brown, almost black, with lighter tan areas and a faint impression of stripes on its side.
"It measure 48 inches from the tip of its snout to its rump, not including the tail, and stands from 27 to 28 inches high at the shoulder.
"The mount is in amazingly good shape, showing no signs of wear and tear and retaining the color of the fur." ...
"The mount will be displayed in the Madison Valley History Museum when it reopens in May."