The legend of El Chupacabre actually started in the mid seventies as the Moca Vampire. The myth began as farmers reported many livestock dead and upon investigation found that the blood was completely drained from the carcasses. In most cases there is a very small and precise hole found on the body and this is determined as the point at which the blood is drawn from.

One recent account however, found a dog with no internal organs at all and only the eye sockets appeared to be an extraction point as the eyes were missing and no other hole found. End? ...   Mysteries >

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Chupacabras and Other Mysteries

El Chupacabra