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Finding out that Santa Claus didn't exist hurt, but learning that there was no Loch Ness Monster or Sasquatch was crushing. The thought of a lone, final dinosaur of a creature in the wild — undiscovered by society — adds a spark to life that you'll never get back after it dies. A similar effect occurs the first time you get stiffed for an autograph by a celebrity, or when one of the Harlem Globetrotters hits on your friend's mom and she's totally down for it. (Never meet your heroes, kids.) We didn't have Bigfoot or Nessie in Arizona, but we did have Chupacabra, the goat-sucker. Descriptions vary from lizard- to dog-like (the Southwestern version usually looks more like a dog), but Chupacabra is said to drink the blood of livestock, particularly goats, and sightings are most prevalent in Spanish-speaking countries. Although not as beloved in America as Bigfoot, Chupacabra might be right at home in the weed world, serving as the cleverly chosen name for a hybrid of Golden Goat and Gupta Kush. It's an even better word to hear out loud if your budtender has a thick Minnesota accent.
The internet was delighted by the fake trailer, with many wondering if and when we would get a real Chupacabra horror film. Chupacabra Terror, Blood of the Chupacabras, and Chupacabra Territory focus on the monster, but they are mostly straight to video or TV movies. Considering how well-known the monster is, it’s frankly surprising that we’ve yet to see a big studio Chupacabra movie. After all, we’ve seen countless films about ghosts, demonic possessions, and scary nuns. We even have a handful of Bigfoot-themed horror films. It’s Chupacabra’s time to shine! Or for that matter, give us an Avengers-style team-up of cryptids, like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, Chupacabra, a yeti, and maybe throw in Mothman too. It could be a modern-day Monster Squad! Mothman’s got nards!
In just three months, there have been three unexplained livestock killings in Russia, Chile and Silicon Valley that have been linked to the infamous blood-sucking cryptid known as the Chupacabra. In those same three months, there have been FOUR separate instances of unexplained livestock killings at a single ranch in Mexico. Are we seeing a Chupacabra uprising? Has the creature left Puerto Rico and moved to Mexico as its new home base? “An unusual episode took place at the Santa Lucía ranch, located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The owners report that a “strange creature” mutilated a large part of their livestock. According to local media, goats and sheep were found dead with surprising wounds that do not respond to the usual predators in the area.” (Google translation)
Skip to main content The chupacabra lives on in San Antonio's Latino lore, like our Bigfoot or Loch Ness Monster FacebookTwitterEmail 1of12 The chupacabra, or “goat sucker,” is a cryptid, a legendary creature of folklore that attacks livestock. The first reported sighting dates back to 1995 in Puerto Rico.Alexlky /Getty Images / iStockphotoShow MoreShow Less 2of12 The mythical chupacabra at the San Antonio Zoo. The zoo debuted a chupacabra exhibit in September.San Antonio ZooShow MoreShow Less 3of12 4of12 Stray Mexican hairless dogs are often mislabeled as chupacabras.By Stephanie Zell /Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less 5of12 Hunted chupacabras tend to be coyotes with severe mange. For example, according to the Lufkin Daily News, this mystery beast that was killed in Pollok in 2004 is a type of dog or coyote that was suffering from undernourishment and/or other ailments.Courtesy Stacy Womack /Lufkin Daily NewsShow MoreShow Less
Students of the cryptid known as the Chupacabra know that the legendary blood-sucking creature hails originally from Puerto Rica, has an ugly cousin in Texas and is blamed whenever and wherever livestock are found killed without any discernable cause. They also know that there are few legible photos of the creature outside of the mangy, sickly doglike ones in Texas, and the photos that are taken are generally of a dead animal … one that nearly always seems to disappear before any veterinarian can examine it or any DNA analysis performed. Not this kind of sick dog. With that out of the way, we head to Russia, where an unusual creature was shot in a forest in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Photos of it alive and dead were posted on social media (See them here) and spread quickly. Why did so many think it was a Russian Chupacabra?
Now, we reach the 4th and final article on mysterious photos. This is a very interesting one, as it demonstrates something highly strange: somehow, animals have an uncanny knack of exiting their normal environments and popping up in the weirdest, and furthest away, places. I’ve been on many expeditions to Puerto Rico in search of the Chupacabra, and I’ve seen a lot and done a lot there, too. I have to say, though, it was a while before I came across a Cotton-Top Tamarin, a small monkey that is native to Colombia, South America! It takes its name from the mane of white hair that dominates its head. The location of the little find was Ponce, the second biggest city on Puerto Rico – next to San Juan, of course. A bustling metropolis, Ponce has origins that date back to the 16
>> real or not, the footage has crossed borders and captured the imagination of millions, bringing attention to this beautiful, remote country. >> i think people in this region want to believe in the worm. they want the worm to be famous, and that's the fun thing about myths. it gives the imagination wings and makes the world a better place. coming up -- >> what is that? oh, man. >> the chase to catch a legendary beast is on. >> it's the damn chupacabra. >> she seen it, but she's not believing it.
>> next thing you know, we're getting calls from just everybody -- hey, can do an interview, can you do an interview, would you like to do this? it spread like wildfire. it was something else. >> so what is this creature? could it really be the living legend? after months of bloodletting on dr. canyon's ranch, a similar looking beast is found dead. dna test results point to answers more mortal than mythical. >> it is coyote on the maternal side and mexican wolf on the paternal side. somewhat unusual because we've not had mexican wolf in texas in over 82 years. >> the new species is yet to be named. >> we're leaning toward texas bluedog primarily because of its color. and to get away from the mythical attachment with the chupacabra. >> blue yeller now occupies a fitting pedestal at the canyon ranch. it's the only one of its type known to be on display.
its back. don't do that or the chupacabra's going to get you. >> dr. canyon's blood-thirsty predator kills 28 chickens over a 15-month period, showing its face only once. >> it appeared to have a very large humpback. the legs looked like they could have been broken on the front. my first thought was, oh, my gosh, what is this. >> the animal officers briedel and carter catch on camera fits the same description. >> whoo! how crazy is that? >> we're following it, and she's just, oh, my god. oh, my god. >> here this thing is, and i get to be one of the persons that sees it alive in motion. it was pretty neat. >> the animal hams it up for the camera, turning its head to give the officers a better look at his other-worldly appearance. >> the side profile when i first saw it was different than anything i had ever seen. >> the snout was kind of elongated. the rear legs were longer than the front legs.
that we have in south texas. it was not interested in the meat as much as it was the blood. and in all instances, it was all opened up just in this thorax area, and there was no blood at all. and everybody's saying, oh, my gosh, that's the chupacabra. >> shirts were made, and it was all over the town. >> the myth of the chupacabra is a big story down here because we have a high hispanic population that's believed in this for a very long time. >> the story spread through spanish-speaking publications and the internet over the 1990s and into the 2000s. >> legend has it the chupacabra is a vampire dog said to inhabit parts of south america and texas. >> a chupacabra in spanish means the goat sucker or the sucker of goats. >> in all the stories that i have read about the chupacabra and it had fiery red eyes and stood on its back legs and appeared to have some spine down