The Infamous Chupacabra

The blood sucking beast has been terrorizing Latin America for since 1995 when it was first sighted in Puerto Rico.

Since then, reports of both a spiny two legged creature and a four legged monster with leathery skin and pronounced eye sockets have been spotted by numerous people. It’s notorious for sucking the blood out of farm animals, goats in particular, and leaving the carcass intact.

What’s even worse? Real chupacabra’s have been captured. Most specimens are reported to share “extraterrestrial” features. And as you can see, they’re pretty hideous to look at:

However, the creepiest part of the chupacabra is not it’s appearance with it’s spines and long fangs nor is it it’s taste for blood and grey hairless skin. Nope, the creepiest thing about the chupacabra is the fact that it doesn’t exist. Yup, the above image is of a reported real life chupacabra . . . which later was found to be a diseased raccoon. Is this animal a real chupacabra?

That’s right folks. Apparent chupacabra “specimens” such as the one below are none other local wildlife with mange or other skin diseases (quite often sarcoptic mange however).

Mange affects bears, chimpanzees, dogs, coyotes and other animals which would explain why the chupacabra stands both on two and for legs. Animals suffering from mange lose their fur and develop inflamed or scratched hides. It’s also easier to see the skeletal system of an animal that is missing it’s fur, so it’s very likely that the chupacabra’s reported “spines” were in fact the vertebra of a mange ridden animal, alarmingly visible and pronounced due to hair loss and poor health.

Lastly, animals attacked by coyotes and feral dogs often escape only to die later from shock and wounds. Since a dead animal’s heart does not beat, blood pressure drops. This may make a carcas look drained of blood when really all the blood has looked and coagulated in the lowest part of the animals body.

The thing that really creeps me out is the thought that so many people for so many years could believe in a monster that upon closer look is very easily debunked. I’m not just talking about those living in Latin America. I’ve met plenty of people who believe in the chupacabra and things like it up north. It’s amazing what people will accept as factual information! Assumption is not truth!