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Chupacabra Monster May Be Mitey-er Than First Imagined

By Lee SpeigelNov 4th 2010 – 4:00PM
Eric Gay, AP

Eric Gay, AP

(Nov. 4) -- As stories continue to emerge from Mexico and the American Southwest of a legendary creature known as the chupacabra (Spanish for "goat sucker"), identifying at least a few of these animals may be a more simple task. Some researchers now believe the mysterious four-legged killer and livestock blood sucker may,...

Are These Strange Animals Actually Chupacabras?

By Ben MuessigJul 14th 2010 – 4:24PM
NBC 5

NBC 5

(July 14) -- Do "chupacabras" live outside the world of myth? Some residents of Hood County, Texas, believe two bizarre beasts killed near Fort Worth are real-life examples of the legendary "goat suckers" of Latin-American lore. "I'm not sure on that part. All I know is, it wasn't normal," Animal Control Officer Frank...

DNA Tester Casts Doubts on Latest Chupacabra Scare

By David KnowlesJul 14th 2010 – 1:39PM
NBC 5

NBC 5

(July 14) -- For some residents of north Texas, the legend of the chupacabra (sometimes spelled "chupacabras") just grew a tad more fearsome. But for a Texas State University biologist who has tested alleged chupacabra DNA, the latest sightings of the mythical monsters is just more proof that "people are strange." Mike...

Background on chupacabras

The chupacabra (, from chupar "to suck" and cabra "goat", literally "goat sucker") is a legendary cryptid rumored to inhabit parts of the Americas.

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