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Carcass adds to chupacabra lore in Texas

June 04, 2008

The South Texas hunt for el chupacabra continues.

The dread of south-of-the-border goatherds -- chupacabra means "goat sucker" in Spanish -- became an Internet-fueled topic last summer when three hairless doglike creatures became road kill south of Cuero in DeWitt County.

Another met a similar fate May 8, this time north of Cuero. The man who claimed it turned it over to Phylis Canion, whose ranch south of Cuero is near where the original three were killed.

Canion, a nutritionist and owner of a retail sportswear shop, has become known around the world as the "Chupacabra Lady," after selling thousands of T-shirts to commemorate last summer's findings.

"The guy called me," she said, "and he said 'I got one, you want it?' So he brings it in, and I'm saying, 'Whoa, dude, this one looks like mine!'

"Now we're talking."

The South Texas version of the chupacabra mystery might have ended late last year when DNA tests requested by Canion stated that the creature was Canis latrans, or a common coyote. A few skeptics have added that sarcoptic mange probably caused the animals' hairlessness.

Perhaps, Canion said, there is no supernatural component to the legend of the fanged monster with fiery red eyes, big claws, and distinct ridge along its spine.

Maybe, she added, there's a scientific explanation for the mythical creature, which would make it a cryptid -- an animal whose existence has been reported but not confirmed.

"I never disputed that it did not have some sort of coyote in it," Canion said of the tests conducted at Texas State University at San Marcos. "What I disputed was the tests were not involved or detailed enough to tell me what else could have been in it.

"Or why it had no hair."

Another round of tests was ordered, this time at the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at the University of California, Davis, which specializes in animal forensic science.

The UC Davis lab stated that the animal was a cross between coyote and Mexican wolf.

Wolves, Canion said, sometimes have blue eyes, as did her "chupe." Peepers like that, she asserted, can reflect red in the glare of goatherds' lantern or flashlight.

Canion, a nutritionist, said the animal's diet may provide an explanation for its proclivity to suck blood. She said she lost dozens of chickens that were sucked dry of their blood.

She suggested that the animals might crave blood because of a vitamin deficiency that is being passed to their offspring.

The DNA tests did not explain why the creature had no fur except for some wisps of hair along its back. Those strands, however, could explain the back ridge in the chupacabra legend, she said.

Perhaps, Canion added, the animal carries a baldness gene.

"Could this thing be genetically hairless and it got passed on?" she asked. A pathology expert at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, however, had another explanation.

"Sarcoptic mange -- that's exactly what it is," Dr. Danny B. Pence said, referring to an infestation of tiny burrowing mites in the skin.

Canion said she wants UC Davis to test the carcass she received May 8.

"I don't know," Canion said, "maybe now we've finally found the chupacabra."

Resource Star-Telegram.com

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Added by Amy on May 24, 2009

its quite possibly real, just a rare and elusive animal. Theres no reson for people to doubt it existence as its not a ludricrous story. Some of the sighting stories i've read on this page are obviously fake, Quite sad really, people making up stories. its creating bad press for an animal that should be protected if it really does exist.

Added by brittney rogers on May 18, 2009

they found one but they think it is a dog that caught the mange.

Added by Hefeno on May 04, 2009

Someone has got some chopacabra's pictures? Upload some of them!

Added by on April 30, 2009

I live in the Philippines. My Lola and Lolo have tons of chickens. Every 6th fullmoon for over 6 years, 6 chickens (not that I have noticed it's 6,6,6 which is the mark of the devil ) will die and have a bitemark on the neck forming a semi-circle with two dots on the middle. So, Lolo put a dummy chicken which is inflatable and put it near a pang-pang ( a rocky side of the hill ) at the middle of the night, he herd a loud bang! and some dog whining the dog was kinda like having red eyes, long and slender body and a very long fangs.

Added by pop7 on April 25, 2009

my cuzins &I belive in the chupacabas.

Added by Dragonz rock on April 24, 2009

but if they all were real wouldnt we all be dead?

Added by cherr1 on April 11, 2009

my dad is nuts for the chupacabra.He named a dog after it.i know the chupacabra is real

Added by Smart Stuff (not really) on March 23, 2009

chupacabras are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO real!!!!!! (and so is bigfoot!!)

Added by ambria on March 17, 2009

what is a chopacabra? i mean people told me that they have seen it but is it real? i need proof

Added by Megami on March 05, 2009

I knew the Chupacabra was real and now we can finally proove it!! AWSOME!!!!!!!! ;)

Added by alex on March 03, 2009

i saw it, i am absolutely sure of it!

Added by elenor herbert on February 26, 2009

i think this is the most amazing mythical creature in the whole of the universe

Added by Rosalie on February 03, 2009

Yea.. there's ALWAYs been stuff about the Chupacabra.. even in Georgia. A couple of my friends have "seen" the Georgia Chupacabra.. And i don't believe it so i'm going to see for myself.

Added by Bashra on February 01, 2009

This is true. i've seen the photographs of these animals. The fangs are abnormally large for a coyote, but too large for a wolf, and the skin is a grayish brown color, but tough like an elephants skin. It was really pretty creepy.

Added by Hannah the biologist (not really) on January 29, 2009

Also, Zack, what your friend saw was a bigfoot, not a chupa.

Added by Hannah the biologist (not really) on January 29, 2009

Um, Crazy Old Cook, what your talking about is the reptid alein. They don't look like chupas. The Chupas aren't aleins. They're canid hybrids that have a genentic thing where theh have no hair. You got your facts wrong...

Added by cool man on January 16, 2009

a chupacabra is suposudly a blood sucking being so whom ever typed this is ether lieying or is just wanting atteintion from the public.

Added by Anna on January 15, 2009

It could be true, but then again, maybe not...But I'm open for evidence.

Added by dan Jones on January 08, 2009

I saw it once, it was small and had horns, it was scary!!!

Added by juggernaut on January 08, 2009

the chupacabra is a mixed breed between a wild dog and radiation. where old legendary spots of these creatures were tested positive for several chemicals including a miniscule trace of murcurey.

Added by gryphon and hippogriff on January 03, 2009

I like chupacabras, they're cool in a sinister sort of way. The hairless creature that was found is very unusual...it doesn't really fit any pre-determined descriptions of a chupacabra. It would be very awesome if it turned out to be a whole new species of mammal.

Added by Alice C. on December 31, 2008

im moving to arizona and i heard there are freaking Chupacabras there!im am so scared!u would be scared 2!

Added by Tigeress on December 28, 2008

Me and my sister both believe. The Chupacabra has the right to exist in the world of man.

Added by werewolves are awesome on December 21, 2008

i saw something on animal planet that these people gave their daughter a video camera then they decided after getting a letter to cross the U.S border but they died it was on video then the cops came and they had a video camera too heard and saw the same thing.

Added by shay shay da smexy on December 18, 2008

some of those stories sound fake but if they r right then im sorry. but its an interesting story to read. but i have not come across el chupacabra so i want to keep it that way!!!:)

Added by mike on December 09, 2008

I think a chupacabra would be creepy if u saw one

Added by yo yo on December 08, 2008

actually, police cuaght it on tape...it IS a hairless, dog-like creature w/out hair and a distinct spine...and red eyes. it had a lope like a kangaroo sort of...anyways, its a cryptid. and a very koo one to.

Added by zogart king on December 06, 2008

the so called "chupacabra" is actually a form of carnivoris, hairless hyenas, originating in the lower south americas. Whether having horns and humaniod appearance is completly a myth. For adults told their children these stories long ago, possibly back in the early 1700s, to keep the children inside at night.

Added by werewolfie bloodwolf on December 05, 2008

i heard that the chupacabra was just a dog with mang or some sort of skin problem. and i heard that it was killed by some kid in Texas.

Added by dylan on December 01, 2008

are chubacabras real im not sure

Added by nut shell on November 27, 2008

its rrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats all i have to say. thank u 4 ur time. tee hee ~:o)

Added by crazy old cook on November 27, 2008

people calm down.its real but its not wat u think it is. its an...(sigh) idk how 2 tell u this but..its an alien. yeah, when my bro told me i couldn't beleive it either. but its true, i mean who ever herd of anything just taking the organs, tounge, and eyes but leaving the meat and bones? seriously, it rips the spine open first then takes the stuff. im not sayin' it isn't real im sayin its somethin else. somethin from outta this wrld. somehtin big that we won't be able 2 handle. so peple we need 2 get rid of that thing before it gets rid of us. R U WITH ME OR R U WITH ME?

Added by persun on November 24, 2008

i alway thought the chupacabra was a mix between bigfoot and a vampire. oh well. =/

Added by Ariana on November 23, 2008

To the dude that wrote the story of his friend dying on Oct, 31, that's really bad. Yet, I wonder how someone could die just by their arm coming off. Strange creature . . . I really do believe all this stuff. Look at all the evidence there is, plus all the tests, it adds up. I don't care, either, if it is some sort of coyote or something. Everyone can believe what they wanna, and I believe all this is true. Scientists feel that all science is, is proof. When Wegener was trying to prove the Tectonic Plate Theory, or Continental Drift, whatever it was was real, it took scientists a while to believe it because they're wasn't no proof for why it happened. I think that "Champ" and "Nessie" are both real for certai reasons. In a nutshell, I really do believe all this. Think of all the species of animals, each one. A lot, right? Yes. It's no different that all this, like Bigfoot, could be a different animal. Or maybe a genetically deformed man . . . Tell you the truth, who knows for sure? Everything's different. And, as I've said, everyone can believe what they want. And this girl right here believes that all these legends and stuff are true! P.S. This websight rules! I'm writing a book (I'm hoping to get it published) and It's sort of fantasy/science fiction book. I'm looking for all the right kinds of mythical creatures for my book, and I got all the answers here.

Added by cryptidgirl on November 22, 2008

I beleve tis thing is no imagination it is very vishous and can mostly in deffenc KILL A HUMAN. Many people have seen or thout they killed it so I have one thig important to say ITS REAL!

Added by potato chip on November 17, 2008

ive heard that the chupacabra is the work a government expirent gone lose, could be possible

Added by Lily on November 12, 2008

Most people say this stuff is real, and that this site is sufficient proof. Well, if it is, and you can prove it, I will believe you. Why would the chupacabra have no fur? & why would there be any in Georgia if there is no sheep in Atlanta? I do believe in them, but I don't think we've just suddenly stumbled upon their existence right now.

Added by AJ on November 11, 2008

I do bileve that the Chupacabra is one of the most tamed creatures. Truthfully the Chupe was actually a specially bred dog/bat that was meant for keeping a birds eye on sheep and to hunt for their shepard.... i know this from a VRY valuable rescource.............For I own one.

Added by Sarah on November 10, 2008

I will ne,ver believe something that i dont seee unless i see it with my own eyes

Added by bubble butt on November 05, 2008

i love to learn about magical creaters this web site is awsome

Added by Lykoi on November 02, 2008

These are real.

Added by Devil Hunter on November 01, 2008

I believe this is one of the most questioned creatures in history and I can see why.

Added by skytz on October 31, 2008

were i come from there have been rumors going around that there have been chupacabra sightings i live in w.a and me and my m8 were out camping and were saw somthing witch looked to be a wolf with horns and huge spines going down its back, so the next day we went serching for it and found nothing, nothing but giant paw prints. we ran home as fast as we could and told our parents but the didnt belive us so i got my farthers rifle and we went out camping the next night.....how stupid we saw it and as i drew my farthers gun towards it it bit my friends arm right off. As he lay there in my arms bleeding like hell i shot in the air a few times and it ran off screeching a hidious sound that could deafin you, i rushed home to get my farther but he wasnt there so i went to my m8's house to get his farther but he wasnt there ither so i ran back into the forrest (we were camping in the forrest) i knew exactly were i had put my m8 and had givin him the rifle with a full magazine (clip) and i herd the gun go off so i ran back as fast as i could only to see my m8 my best m8 mauled to bits and as i cryed on his chest the beast came back so i grabed the gun and shot it clean between the eyes, i draged my m8 back to my house, blood driping from his chest and neck, no arm, and as my mother came through the door he died

Added by nads on October 30, 2008

i thought el chupacabra was found in south america, where the authorities actually claimed that it is indeed real... with substantially more proof than this..oh well, whatever.

Added by eli ward on October 28, 2008

Re:katara When i was at my cuz house we were shotting bows and arrows and mine went over fence. We went to retrive it in a field we saw it. It landed next to a terrier with a hole in its head and stomach, there was no tounge, no eyes, its heart/other organs were gone, and its back was torn open. Whats weird i live in CA.

Added by eli ward on October 28, 2008

yeah on monster quest they found alot of dead ones, but they were all cross breeds of dogs and coyotes.

Added by rock on October 26, 2008

Thge chupacabra sounds really fake like everthing else on this site.

Added by nic on October 26, 2008

i saw this show and they found a chupicarbra but it was a hybrid of a domestic dog and a kyote

Added by jake on October 25, 2008

I definately believe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Added by katara on October 24, 2008

I HATE the Chupacabra! I have seen an animal slaughtered by the chupacabra. it had a small wound on the back of it's neck and it's whole spine had been removed. it's tounge was gone. most of it's organs were gone as well! it was disgusting and when I saw it I vomited... ><;

Added by 7w on October 24, 2008

no one knows for sure, i mean for all we know there really could be something creepy out there. who knows...

Added by Lucy on October 23, 2008

COOL I BELIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Added by jaayjaay on October 13, 2008

i doubt you found a chupacabra because if you did then you would be eaten. lol.

Added by lucy on October 10, 2008

where i am from there is this guy that says that he hunts the chupacabras.

Added by scott on October 07, 2008

I BELEVE

Added by Itchy on October 05, 2008

Late night, long drive home. saw somthing looking like a small yetie with some horns? Didnt want to question whatever it was any further, that kinda stuff gives me bad dreams... Hope this helps

Added by Zack on September 24, 2008

My friend thoought that chupacabra was Chubaca like in starwars and when we were camping he sed he saw it

Added by Daron on September 18, 2008

my friend Parker told me he saw the chopacabra in atlanta,goerga my home town.

Added by Patricia on September 02, 2008

Found the Chupacabra!!! I knew it was real!! ............ hee :)

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