MYTH: The Chupacabra

When you think of a blood-sucking monster, you typically think of vampires, the story of Count Dracula, pale-beings that can shape-shift and are warded off by garlic, wood crosses and the sun. Well instead, imagine a creature sometimes described as reptilian, but also in some cases, like a wild beast. This creature has been characterized as the southern equivalent of the Sasquatch, with a thirst for animal blood rather than human blood. This is the myth and legend of the Chupacabra.

An artist's rendition of the Chupacabra

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Another artist's rendition of the Chupacabra

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Some believe the Chupacabra is more of a lizard-like alien, as opposed to a dog or wolf-like creature.

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An alien-like rendition of the Chupacabra

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Cuero Rancher Phylis Canion insists this stuffed specimen-- which experts say is a coyote-- is actually an authentic Texas Chupacabra

Credit: Phylis Canion, The Texas Observer

EPISODE SOURCES

Chupacabra (Wikipedia)

Chupacabra Science: How Evolution Made a Mythical Monster

The Truth About a Strange, Blood-Sucking Monster

The Secrets of the Chupacabra: Mystery Solved?

Legend of the Chupacabra

Chupacabra

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