Episode 146: El Chupacabra
Under the cover of darkness, an unknown monster stalked its prey in Puerto Rico and throughout south Texas, leaving farm animals and house pets completely drained of their blood via two vampire-like puncture wounds in their necks. Witnesses reported sightings of a grotesque creature, sparking rumors that the true culprit was something much more sinister than any predator they had ever seen before. This week’s episode is El Chupacabra.
SOURCES
Chupacabra: Facts about the Mysterious Vampire Beast, Live Science Magazine: https://www.livescience.com/24036-chupacabra-facts.html
MonsterQuest: Blood Sucking Chupacabra Attacks! (S2, E8) | Full Episode | History, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVPcBvZnfzo
Chasing the Chupacabra, Texas chupacabras have a way of leaving behind bodies — or perhaps, bodies in Texas have a way of becoming chupacabras, Texas Observer: https://www.texasobserver.org/chupacabra-legends-texas/
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Chupacabra Science: How Evolution Made a Mythical Monster: Parasites Turn Coyotes Into "Goat Suckers," Scientists Say, National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/101028-chupacabra-evolution-halloween-science-monsters-chupacabras-picture
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Puerto Rican "Vampire" on the Prowl, The Daily Advertiser (Associated Press), November 21, 1995
Mystery Beast Blamed for Animal Mutilations, The Miami Herald, December 30, 1995
Chupacabra: A New Discovery, Victoria Advocate, August 22, 2008
Are They Really Chupacabras? Victoria Advocate, August 22, 2008
Coyote: A Sample will be sent for DNA Testing, Victoria Advocate, July 23, 2007
Chupacabra, Coyote, or…?, Victoria Advocate, July 23, 2007
Behind Bars, Fort Worth Star Telegram, July 2, 2009
Wise County's Chupacabra Just a Young Racoon, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jan. 21, 2010
Don't Let Fake Chupacabras Fool You - Real One is in Texas, Fort Worth Star Telegram, May 26, 2010
