MONSTERS, CRYPTIDS AND SUPERNATURAL CREATURES
CHUPACABRA
El Chupacabra, Chupacabras, Goat Sucker
The Chupacabra, in Latin American legend, is a creature, said to be the size of a small bear that attacks animals and consumes their blood. It has been characterized as the southern equivalent of the Sasquatch.
It is a relatively recent addition to the bestiary of cryptid creatures, first being reported in 1995, in Puerto Rico, where it was blamed for attacks on chickens, goats, sheep, and other domestic animals, supposedly leaving uneaten carcasses that were drained entirely of blood and leaving only puncture wounds around the necks of its prey. Early reports described a creature that stood upright and resembled a large reptilian kangaroo with huge red eyes. In more recent eye witness reports a different type of creature was described. These chupacabras were smaller and stood upon four feet. They were generally canine in appearance but hairless. Actual specimens were produced, but they have since been discounted by biologists as coyotes, dogs, or canine hybrids suffering hair loss from mange.
Physiology:
A reptile-like creature with red eyes, the size of a small bear, said to have leathery or scaly greenish-gray skin with a row of spines reaching from the neck to the base of the tail. It is approximately 3 to 4 feet (0.9 to 1.2 m) high, and stands and hops in a fashion similar to that of a kangaroo.
Etylmology:
Chupacabras is translated from Spanish as "goat-sucker", from chupar ("to suck") and cabra ("goat").
History:
In 1995, Madelyne Tolentino spotted an alien-like created outside her home in Puerto Rico
Territory:
Puerto Rico, Mexico and America
Origination:
Several theories have been proposed with regards to the Chupacabra's origins. These theories range from a naturally occurring animal (a new species of carnivore or a giant flightless bat), an extraterrestrial organism or the result of secret genetic experiments from the Cold War era.
Nature:
Predacious and hostile towards animals up to a medium size, such as chickens, goats and sheep though has been recorded to attack cattle. Prefers to avoid humans, choosing to flee if confronted.
Modus Operandi:
Elusive and predatory, prefering to surprise and ambush rather than running down its prey. Drains its kills entirely of blood, leaving nothing but a dry carcass with two or three small incisions, usually about the throat.
Vulnerability:
As yet unknown. Several supposed Chupacabra have been reported as being killed with standard guns, however after examination these have been revealed as nothing more than canine hybrids suffering with mange. As there has been no remains of the originally reported species produced thus far, there is still to this date, a lack of data with which to base any definitive conclusions on.