El Chupacabra Research Paper

The demonic protagonist of an old myth or a new species created by the U.S. secret government that they want to keep a secret? Whatever the case El Chupacabra is something people should not overlook . El Chupacabra is a legendary Cryptozoology creature that has been letting his presence be felt in different parts of the world. This demonic creature is something humans should not take lightly, maybe we are the next victims.

The origin of el chupacabra is unknown, but it has not stopped people from creating their own stories. The term “chupacabra” is Spanish for “goatsucker.” The first sighting of the chupacabra myth was first reported in Canovanas, Puerto Rico on March 1995. Madelyne Tolantino was the first person to report the creature ,

Puerto Rican comedian, Silverio Perez named the chupacabra . Even though Perez used the term “chupacabra” he was not the creator of the term. The term chupacabra surfaced from 2,300 years of American and European belief about a creature who prey on their livestock, mainly goats. This creature was a harmless nocturnal bird , this was believed to be the chupacabra because these birds would fly over the livestock before they were found dead with most of their blood being sucked out of them (Jason Colativo, “Prehistory of Chupacabra”). Another explanation for the origin of the chupacabra is that it is the product of top-secret U.S. government genetics experiments in the rainforest of Puerto Rico. Some suggest that it's an extraterrestrial being, brought to Earth on spaceships. Still others suggest that the mysterious creature is part of any sinister biological warfare program, or even the embodiment of God's wrath. (Benjamin Radford, “Chupacabra: Facts about the Mysterious Vampire Beast” ).
There are four very different versions of this legendary creature. Although, each version being very unique in it’s own way they kill the same way , by sucking the blood out it’s prey in a signature style. However, only two of them are mostly known , which are the Puerto Rican chupacabra and the Texas chupacabra. First version of the legend helped create the term “chupacabra.” This was a harmless bird that was believed to kill livestock due to the fact these bird would fly over the livestock a short time before the livestock were found dead. The most common one was reported in Puerto Rico which is a reptile-like creature with leathery greenish-gray skin and spikes running down the spine of it’s back. The monster can be approximately three to four feet tall and standing and hopping like a kangaroo. This version has been reported by 200 people in Puerto Rico and some people in Russia. The third increasingly common version of the chupacabra , in the U.S., is more like a strange breed of wild dog or coyote. This version lacks the hair of a dog, but features the pronounced spinal ridge or “spikes” similar to the reptilian chupacabra. The four-legged, dog-like chupacabra is also known for some fearsome fangs and claws used to kill and suck the blood out it’s prey. This version has been the most reported in Texas. The fourth and least famous version of the chupacabra, which people relate to Dracula, is a bat-like creature with unusual large fangs. This version has never really been reported, but people relate to Dracula because of their similarities . (“Vampire Studies: El Chupacabra”).
One of the eyewitness accounts of the Puerto Rican chupacabra was from Puerto Rican resident, Misael Negron-Melendez. On a fall night in 1995 Melendez was on his porch looking around when he felt he was not alone , he looked to his left and saw something standing as he got closer he seen something that he will never unsee. Melendez saw a reptilian creature as tall as him. After seeing this Melendez ran inside his house and locked the door, but it was clear the monster was not done with him. El chupacabra walked up to his door looking straight at Melendez. He described el chupacabra as a creature with oval, glowing red eyes, with long fangs. Many more sightings have been reported around America, the most recent being in the United States. In Texas many people have supposedly killed chupacabras, but those have been proven to be wild dog and coyotes with mange. (MonsterQuest, “Chupacabra- Paranormal Documentary”).
In addition, one factor we have to consider is the behavior of the chupacabra.

El chupacabra drains the blood of it’s prey, leaving the meat. Not many animals suck the blood of their prey, leaving the meat , mosquitoes , being the closest candidate for doing this. People say that a coyote could have attacked the animals and failed to kill them , leaving the animal to bleed to death. However, farmers confirmed that there was no blood around the animals and they definitely drained of most of their blood. The chupacabra leaves it’s mark on his prey through an unusual bite mark. These bites are very unique to the chupacabra they are described as triangular shaped bite with two or three holes

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The Puerto Rican chupacabra receives the most criticism because the description of this version is very similar from the monster from the 1995 Sci-Fi film Species.

The film Species featured a strange alien creature breaking loose from a U.S. government program in a jungle killing various of animals and even humans. Benjamin Radford, author of Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction and Folklore, has conducted studies on the chupacabra and he’s concluded that the Puerto Rican chupacabra sightings “can not be trusted” because the creature described and the creature from the film were very similar (Carey, “El Chupacabra Mystery Solved: case of Mistaken Identity”). This claim actually has some background to it, but you cannot tell me that every person who reported it was influenced by the film. Some people believe the Texas version of the chupacabra has been proving to be a coyote and a wild dog hybrid with the skin disease mange, a skin disease caused by mites. On the other hand, that does not mean this version is non-existing because there is no links connecting the animal caught and the signature killings of the farm animals. There is a possibility that the government is influencing these scientist to tell the general public this so they can hide their mistakes or even new experiments. These claims that the chupacabra does not exist do not eliminate the possibility of there being one because none of these explanations contribute an answer of what else

could have killed these animals in such a signature way.
In conclusion, most of the claims against the existence of the chupacabra can be discredited in numerous way. There is no links between the animals caught and the killings.That leaves unanswered questions of what killed these animals in such a way. There has been multiple reported sightings of El Chupacabra to doubt its existence. Although this beast’s existence is denied several people, including myself have confidence in the actuality of this nightmare called El Chupacabra.