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The chupacabra is a wretched,
blood-sucking, vampire like creature who attacks helpless livestock animals in
the dead of night. Ok, the chupacabra may not really be that severe, but it is
a cryptid. A cryptid
is a term used to refer to a creature whose existence is suggested but has
never given scientific credit.
The chupacabra legend began sometime
in the 1990’s when animals in Puerto Rico were turning up dead. The animals
were killed by having their blood drained by what looked like a vampire bite to
the neck. The owners of these animals said that the creatures were a grayish
color, walked on its hind legs, and had vampire like fangs. Other locals
described the creatures as looking like dogs.
Scientists concluded that these
chupacabras were mearly coyotes with mites that had burrowed under the skin.
This gave them the grayish mange look. So I ask you, do you believe in the
chupacabra or do you believe that it is mearly a legend?
Works cited:
Viegas, Jennifer. "Chupacabra Mystery
Solved." Discoverynews.com. Discovery Communications, LLC, 22 Oct.
2010. Web. 11 Oct. 2013.
“Definition of Cryptid”. Monstrous.com. n.p. n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.
Links for further research:
This is a video that gives more information about the
chupacabra.
This is an article in which a man claims he has killed a
chupacabra.
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