I thought I'd posted about chupacabras before but can find it. So, I'll have to provided some background. Skip down for news on the latest supposed sighting. "El chupacabra" is a legendary animal that reportedly sucks the blood from livestock, especially goats. The name itself translates to 'goat sucker'. The first attack was reported in Puerto Rico in 1995 and reports quickly spread through Mexico to the southern border regions of the US. To me, that means Texas and in fact there have been several reported sightings in the ol' home state. On one trip home, I found there were even numerous reports around El Paso. Hence my fascination. It's always fun to have a mythical beast in your backyard.
The latest report came from northern Texas where a maintenance worker on a golf course found an odd looking, hairless, dead animal. (I couldn't bring myself to post the photo of the poor little critter.) Rumors spread and the web lit up. However, a biologist identified it as a hairless raccoon.
Dang, real cupacabras are more interesting. And how did it lose its hair, eh? No mange and they expect us to believe that the body may have sat in cold water for an extended period. Yeah, like the true believers are expected to buy that :)
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