As of recently counted alongside the leagues of vampires in the bestiary of bloodsucking creatures, El Chupacabra has well earned its place amongst the halls of the blood eating creatures of the night.. Originating from Puerto Rico in mid 1990’s, it relied on the superstition garnered by confirmation bias from farmers and even some citizens stating sightings and the subsequent blame for the attacks and killings on livestock such as sheep, goats, and cows. Though there were sightings of the blood sucker, there were never any true bodies found other than those of its victims, however the sightings are great enough that they describe it looking reptilian and kangaroo-like with big red eyes and spines all along its back. It mostly seemed to go after goats therefore earning its name El Chupacabra or “goat sucker”.
The popular legend of the “goat sucker” spread throughout Mexico and parts of the United States, voyaging the creature from its roots in the farm lands on Puerto Rico. Wide spread tales of the creature seemed to manifest the myth into the physical realm as incidents and sightings began to show themselves. There are some differences though between the original El Chupacabra and the one spotted in Mexico and parts of the U.S however. For one it was more canine-like in their appearance and hairless. For another, actual bodies were recovered unlike the Chupacabra from Puerto Rico, although they were later identified after the necropsies as dogs or coyotes with mange or xolo dogs.
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I used to always go to Mexico every summer, visiting my grandma and she would always tell me the various folklore and myths like La Llorana and La Chupacabra. Never seen one personally, but I would be running for the hills if I ever did see one! Good to know the history and background of these legends!
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