View Full Version : El Cupacabra found and killed?
Grave_Addiction
07-28-2004, 10:08 AM
I just saw this story, and thought it was pretty interesting. Check out the video, too.
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=FAE91F84-A264-4AC3-8EA4-9097690CDEFC
http://cctvimedia.clearchannel.com/woai/chupacabra2.jpg
Chupacabra? Strange Animal Found in Elmendorf
LAST UPDATE: 7/28/2004 6:28:19 AM
Posted By: Walker Robinson
A rancher in Elmendorf, southeast of San Antonio, found a strange creature attacking his livestock, and local animal experts say identifying it is a tough call.
Devin Macanally says he has lived on his ranch for 15 years and has never seen anything like it.
"It was eating mulberrys under a tree," he said.
It is a strange dog-looking creature with a blue color that he says began a killing spree. Devin first knew something was up when his chickens started disappearing. At one point, 35 were gone in just one day.
Macanally finally shot and killed the creature, and he was blown away at what he saw.
"First thing that came to my mind, is surely everybody's gonna think this is a chupacabra," he laughed. "But it's so odd because it has no hair."
At the nearby Deleon's Grocery and Market, customers come in to check out pictures of it. One woman says it is exactly how her grandmother described the dreaded chupacabra.
People at the San Antonio Zoo say they have not seen anything like it. Terry DeRosa with the zoo says at a feather-light 20 pounds, he thinks it might be a wild mexican dog.
"It may be one of the hairless dogs that perhaps you see in Mexico," he said.
Devin says he would like to know for sure. He says he is hoping someone can help identify it, possibly by DNA.
daikaiju
07-28-2004, 10:15 AM
now THAT is news :D
Xphyle
07-28-2004, 10:19 AM
Everyone knows that El Chubacara is the mexican version of Bigfoot, and that thing looks NOTHING like Bigfoot. Some genetically mutant dog out of Resident Evil. Sounds like the Umbrella Corporation is at it again.
Xphyle
boyward
07-28-2004, 10:19 AM
That certainly doesn't look anything like El Chupacabra in the X-Files.
btantra
07-28-2004, 10:24 AM
El Chubacara is not as big as bigfoot... from what I heard and read, El Chubacara is a small animal like the size of a 7 year old child.
Grave_Addiction
07-28-2004, 10:26 AM
Everyone knows that El Chubacara is the mexican version of Bigfoot, and that thing looks NOTHING like Bigfoot. Some genetically mutant dog out of Resident Evil. Sounds like the Umbrella Corporation is at it again.
Xphyle
Hmmm, never ever heard that it was supposed to look like Bigfoot. Most stories have it looking something like this
http://www.inkshop.org/ljei/2002-05/chupacabra.jpg
Personally, I think it could be a critter. Ya know, from the movies. Look at the similarities.
http://www.toyarchive.com/MovieProps/CritterPuppet1a.jpg
http://www.toyarchive.com/MovieProps/CritterPuppet1c.jpg
karsh
07-28-2004, 10:27 AM
Even if that's not El Chupacabra, that's one freaky ass looking animal.
aww...he shot the poor hairless chicken-maiming dog-like critter. That's Darwinism at work there, man! That was a new species evolving to fill a neglected ecological niche: the canyon-jumping, story-inspiring, livestock-poaching niche! A new sub-species snuffed in its infancy. :(
snotknocker
07-28-2004, 10:38 AM
It's some kind of mutated dog. I'm sure it's not a new species.
BigLebowski
07-28-2004, 10:42 AM
Everyone knows that El Chubacara is the mexican version of Bigfoot, and that thing looks NOTHING like Bigfoot. Some genetically mutant dog out of Resident Evil. Sounds like the Umbrella Corporation is at it again.
Xphyle
Not from what I've heard. All talk about the "Goat Sucker" around the state of Montana had it looking more repitilian than anything; almost like a slimmed-down, more muscular version of an Iguana with a monstrous set of teeth.
http://geocities.yahoo.com.br/croishp/chc.gif
It's some kind of mutated dog. I'm sure it's not a new species.
New species don't appear out of nowhere. In fact, one of the arguments against neo-Darwinism is a pronounced lack of new species developing from established species, due to gradual changes. This might not be an example of such, of course, but how else would you expect a new species to emerge? (I'm not counting newly *discovered* species, of course)
rabbitt
07-28-2004, 10:52 AM
If that is a dog, I want to know how the hell it could scarf down 35 chickens in one day.
BigLebowski
07-28-2004, 10:54 AM
If that is a dog, I want to know how the hell it could scarf down 35 chickens in one day.
Stray dogs travel in packs quite often.
Wombat
07-28-2004, 10:56 AM
http://www.theksbwchannel.com/news/3558739/detail.html
I wonder if this is the same animal?
Grave_Addiction
07-28-2004, 11:03 AM
http://www.theksbwchannel.com/news/3558739/detail.html
I wonder if this is the same animal?
No, I don't think so. That animal looks like a hyena with the mange. I don't think it's the same thing.
Graystone
07-28-2004, 11:03 AM
that is crazy looking.
rabbitt
07-28-2004, 11:08 AM
If that is a dog, I want to know how the hell it could scarf down 35 chickens in one day.
Stray dogs travel in packs quite often.
What about stray Chupacadra's? :)
Ericnmel99
07-28-2004, 11:10 AM
Nobody can kill the true allmight El chupacabra!!
Squirms
07-28-2004, 11:18 AM
What a freaky looking thing. He should have trapped it, and kept it as a pet.
Miller2847
07-28-2004, 11:19 AM
Try going to this website:
http://www.cryptozoology.com/
They always have stories like this about unexplained creatures and sightings.
shadylane
07-28-2004, 11:24 AM
damn so thats where fluffy was.....can't let my daughter know about this
Grave_Addiction
07-28-2004, 11:25 AM
Try going to this website:
http://www.cryptozoology.com/
They always have stories like this about unexplained creatures and sightings.
I love that site. I actually uploaded a photo of it and am waiting to see if it will get posted to the gallery. I suggest checking the site out from time to time. Very interesting stuff!
Moxio
07-28-2004, 01:29 PM
Absolutely bizarre. I'll take my chances and guess it's some kind of wild dog.
zewone
07-28-2004, 02:09 PM
EDIT: Reread it and it says blue color my bad. Still don't think its El Chupacabra.
Zenithian Legend
07-28-2004, 02:43 PM
damn so thats where fluffy was.....can't let my daughter know about this
Oh what the hell, I'll ask, why exactly would you name a hairless animal fluffy?
captainofindustry
07-28-2004, 02:57 PM
Cause it was fluffy until it got a haircut from Stevie Wonder.
snotknocker
07-28-2004, 03:04 PM
It's some kind of mutated dog. I'm sure it's not a new species.
New species don't appear out of nowhere. In fact, one of the arguments against neo-Darwinism is a pronounced lack of new species developing from established species, due to gradual changes. This might not be an example of such, of course, but how else would you expect a new species to emerge? (I'm not counting newly *discovered* species, of course)
OK Bill Nye :D I'll elaborate, I think this is a mutated sub-species. I do not think these sub-species are abundent in their numbers
Dok Diamond
07-28-2004, 03:09 PM
El Cupacabra, it was on a dexters lab one time
OK Bill Nye :D I'll elaborate, I think this is a mutated sub-species. I do not think these sub-species are abundent in their numbers
Well, why didn't you say so? :-s
I hereby proclaim the following to be the Smiley Of Science: :shock: