Chupacabra in The News Again
by The cryptid "chupacabra" or "goat sucker" may have been found. A Texan claims to have a dead specimen in his possession.
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In August of this same year in the Puerto Rico town of Canóvanas, some 150 farm animals and other domestic pets were allegedly killed under unusual circumstances. Drained of blood seems to be the most common attribute of the creatures feeding habit.
This also seems related to reported killings in 1975 in the town of Moco P.R. by what was there called “El Vampire de Moco” (“The Vampire of Moco.”) These animal slayings were at the time thought to be the work of a Satanic cult but as more animal deaths continued to be reported around the island it made this hypothesis this somewhat unlikely. It appears that one or more predators were on the loose.
The creature seems to also exist in Russia. In 2005 reports started to come in about an animal that kills livestock birds (turkeys, etc) and drains them of blood. Sheep were on the menu as well. Eyewitness reports tell of a ‘canine-like animal’ in the area.
A Chupacabra?
While the most common description of the Chupacabra is that of a reptile-like creature that moves like both a dog and a kangaroo and stands approximately 3 or 4 feet in height (1 – 1.2m) it is often described as more of a hairless dog, gaunt and with pronounced eye-sockets and large teeth. Somehow, the drinking of blood seems too weakand exclusive food source for a creature stated to be size of a coyote, weighing in at around 40-lbs.. Blood has about the same nutritive quality as plain yogurt and while vampire bats do well with a diet of only blood due to their lower metabolism during their respite period in day, it seems unlikely that a dog-sized mammal could sustain itself on such a poor diet exclusively.
Is this creature really something unknown to science or are they just known animals such as coyotes or foxes that are severely malnourished and wholly misidentified by the witnesses who report them? We may soon have another clue as on September 1rst, 2009, a Texas owner of a Taxidermy School has claimed to be in possession of a chupacabra’s body. CNN reported that one of his students poisoned a creature that was killing livestock in and around the family’s farm and brought it to him. The student may have in fact brought down an actual chupacabra. We all are waiting for the results of the findings.
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Post CommentKeirt
On September 3, 2009 at 3:55 am
ive always been fascinated by myths like these. could it actually be a chupacabra that he poisoned?! i cant wait!
Chris Marlowe II
On September 3, 2009 at 5:26 am
Yeah, I’ve always been a sucker for goat suckers!
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cutedrishti8
On September 3, 2009 at 6:44 am
Nice one to share with us…very dangerous
JCHume
On September 3, 2009 at 11:35 am
I like to believe we do not know everything yet, that there are still mysteries, secrets and species to be found. Maybe chupacabra is one of them.
lindalulu
On September 3, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Nice article we must be on the same wave length today cause I almost wrote an article on this after seeing the news this morning before work.
Guy Hogan
On September 3, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I’m a skeptic. So, until there is proof it will remain a myth for me.
Marie Antoinette
On September 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I think it is an animal experiment that happened to escape. I lived in PR during the Moca sightings and everyone was afraid of going out at nite. Recently I was talking to an aunt and she mentioned that the creature is starting to reappear, and that a friend’s relative had an encounter with it at a country road. I don’t know but it seems to remain a mystery. I’ve never seen one; who knows, there’s so much that we don’t know.
Lostash
On September 3, 2009 at 5:41 pm
It’s an interesting tale for sure! Until we catch one-and lets hope this student has!-we will never know for definate! Will be a fascinating event if it’s true! Loved this article!
thestickman
On September 3, 2009 at 7:08 pm
I was interested in the notion that it sort-of resembles the Montauk Monster, which to me looks like a denuded raccoon. A dead raccoon with an exfoliated pelt looks like Montauk monster, and the dead chupacabra looks similar.
I find the teeth scary in those images.
That video though, -I’m thinking fake or something OTHER than chupacabra but scary as hell anyway!
Brenda Nelson
On September 3, 2009 at 8:54 pm
hmm, if it wasnt a taxidermy student I wouldnt be so suspicious of fakes.Hope we get answers, of course DNA sample will rule out fake too.
Daisy Peasblossom
On September 3, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Think I’ll reserve judgment. The whole thing sounds like a hoop snake to me.
Lauren Axelrod
On September 4, 2009 at 3:11 pm
These are super creepy. It would be so bizarre if these were really real.
Chris Stonecipher
On September 5, 2009 at 12:13 am
I never heard of the Chupacabra before. Sounds scary. I dont think I would ever want to see this in person. I found this on Lauren’s Friends Revolution blog.
Denise Kawaii
On September 6, 2009 at 10:12 am
Very interesting, I had heard about this on the radio but quickly forgot about it. Regardless on whether or not the animal is real, it is interesting that the prey is all drained of blood. If it isn’t due to draining of the Chupacabra, there is something equally strange going on!