Legend of blood-sucking beasts

Chupacabra, in Spanish, means "goat blood-sucking" - a mysterious creature believed to have first appeared in Puerto Rico in 1995.

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Legend of the chupacabra beast that specializes in goat blood spread throughout American countries and even spread to Russia, Ukraine and the Philippines. This animal is thought to be a dog-like mammal, a size of a small bear. Before the information from many sides, biologists and wildlife management officials tried to investigate but in the end still could not find reliable evidence of the existence of this beast.

The head of an animal that the locals call Chupacabra in Cuero City, Texas, USA.(Photo: AP)

The story begins in March 1995 in Puerto Rico. 8 sheep were found dead because of deep wounds in the neck area and completely depleted of blood. A few months later, Madelyne Tolentino reported to the local government that she had seen a strange creature in Canovanas city of Puerto Rico and claimed to be "a killer " killing 150 local cattle.

According to Mrs. Tolentino's description, the beast is 1.2 to 1.5 meters tall, red eyes are like aliens, long claws and spines on the back. In 1975, similar incidents occurred in the town of Moca, contributing to the rumors of 'El Vampiro de Moca' (vampires in Moca). It was due to the ritual of a Satanic sect, and later on, there were more and more deaths on Puerto Rico with round marks on the bodies of animals that were depleted of blood.

Actor and businessman Silverio Perez in Puerto Rico named the beast chupacabra after many of the first dead animals published in the newspaper. Later, a series of chupacabra appearances took place in other countries such as the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Brazil, Chile, the US and Mexico.

The most common description of chupacabra indicates that a monster jumps like a kangaroo. At least one witness said the animal jumped 6m high, had long tongues like a fork and big fangs. Some witnesses described monsters with strange red glowing eyes, their bodies without feathers and claws.

Unlike regular wild animals, chupacabra is thought to suck blood only after using teeth to create two small holes. But, in a Benjamin Radfort study - editor of Skeptical Inquirer magazine and book author "Tracing Chupacabra: Truth, myths and legends about blood-sucking beasts" - concludes the description of witness Madelyn Tolentino in Puerto Rico based on an alien creature called Sil in the sci-fi thriller "Species" ( Species ) she saw earlier. In addition, Redford stressed that animal cases that had been sucked to death were not confirmed by corpses.

At the end of October 2010, US biologist Barry O'Connor of the University of Michigan said all reports of "chupacabra" in the United States were actually simply grassland wolves (Latin name Canis latrans, smaller than wolves) have scabies all over their body due to Sarcoptes scabiei infection so they are very weak. This prairie wolf is similar to the description of chupacabra: less hairy, thicker and smelly.

According to the explanation of O'Connor, monsters often attack goats: "because they are unable to defend themselves, are easier to hunt than fast-moving species like rabbits or deer. Grass worms can attack prey but no eating meat and their victims will die from internal hemorrhage or blood circulation shock '.

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In July 2004, a cattle rancher near San Antonio, Texas, killed an animal like a dog attacking a farm animal. This animal was later tested for DNA and concluded that it was a coyote with a parasitic scabies. A few months later, two more beasts were found in the same area and Texas University biologists concluded that it was a severe scabies grassland wolf.

In April 2006, Russia's MosNews reported that the chupacabra were discovered in the country for the first time. Witnesses in central Russia said the animal killed dozens of turkeys and sheep and sucked blood. The bizarre incident prompted experts to enter.

The legend of chupacabra is depicted through paintings.

According to a researcher on Russian mystical phenomena - Vadim Chernobrov - the land that is considered to be a common chupacabra appears in the city of Kharkov in Ukraine and the surrounding regions of Russia, including many areas in Belarus and Poland. . Later, it was reported that attacks similar to those of chupacabra occurred in the Russian city of Moscow - dozens of cattle were sucked from blood with strange bites. In addition, there are at least two mysterious monsters described by the Russians as kangaroo with the crocodile head attacking people but not causing serious injury.

In August 2006, a man named Michelle O'Donnell lived in Turner, Maine (USA), describing a beast whose fangs were like dogs lying dead on the roadside. The beast may have been hit by a car and it has not been clearly determined that the vulture bird had "cleared" it. The widely published animal photographs showed that it was not like dogs or wolves in the area.

In August 2007, Phylis Canion lived in Cuero, Texas, and her neighbors discovered the bodies of three strange animals near her home. After that, Canion took pictures of the three animals and kept one head in the refrigerator before going to DNA testing. Canion said nearly 30 chickens in her farm died of blood loss for many years - a factor that made Canion connect the corpses of three animals to the legend of chupacabra.

But X-ray specialist John Young concluded that the animal in Canion's photo is actually the American gray fox with very severe scabies. But, through DNA testing, San Marcos biologists identified the animal as a grass wolf. However, this coyotes breed is different in that it has a bluish gray color, hairless and has large fangs.

On August 8, 2008, Deputy Police Chief Brandon Riedel in DeWitt County, Texas, accidentally filmed a strange animal running on the road near Cuero with a car camera. The beast was about the size of a wolf but had no fur, the muzzle was long and the front legs were shorter than the hind legs. However, Sheriff Jode Zavesky said that the co-wolf animal of the same species was identified by researchers at San Marcos University in November 2007. The video was later included in the TV series called "True or Fake: Records of Mystical Events".

In September 2009, US CNN TV broadcast a video footage showing the head of a strange animal and people suspected it could be chupacabra. In July 2010, animal control officers in Hood County, Texas, reportedly shot a strange animal but when the DNA test concluded that a hybrid wolf showed signs of scabies and parasites. coincides inside the body.

On December 18, 2010, Mr. Mark Cothren in Nelson, Kentucky, shot a strange animal and photographed it to newspapers. According to photos of Cothren, the animal has large ears, a long tail and is only about the size of a domestic cat. The beast was transferred by Cothren to the Kentucky Wild Fish and Resource Research Institute for DNA analysis. The most recent story happened on July 4, 2011, when a resident named Jack Crabtree lived in Lake Jackson, Texas, caught a bizarre animal in the backyard and believed it to be a legendary chupacabra. .

Jack Crabtree's story was later reported on US television stations CNN and MSNBC. CNN reporter Ed Lavandera described chupacabra as "Bigfoot" of Latin American culture " and said " Chupacabra is also a symbol of fear of anything that does not exist ". After the incident involving blood-sucking beasts in Cuero, the legend of chupacabra received the attention of the whole world.

Chupacabra entered the entertainment industry

Finally, chupacabra became the subject of entertainment for the entertainment industry and a number of books due to the overwhelming power of blood-sucking beasts. Some books provide scientific explanations for phenomena while others focus on exploiting the mystical aspects of monsters to attract curious readers. Chupacabra also appeared in several films such as 'Scooby-Doo and Beast in Mexico', 'Chupacabra: Dark Seas' .

Even rock band Super Frry Animals also has a song called "Chupacabras" on the 1997 "Radiator" album. In the "The X-Files" series there is a section for the chupacabra theme. The blood-sucking beast also appears in the video game "Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare". Negima animation series also described many times the chupacabra beast. TV shows such as "The Walking Dead" and "Ugly Americans" also feature chupacabra.

Not only that, chupacabra is also heavily exploited for business purposes such as pictures, souvenirs or t-shirts with monster prints. Even an American travel company introduced an interesting product called "Latin American tourism to hunt chupacabra beasts" and of course adventurous bloody tourists came to register.