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Lore

Legends come in many shapes and forms. That is especially true for the cultural practices in the Latin world. Famous examples include; Brujas de Fuego, El Cucuy, and La Llorona. These are all legends who have influenced the Latin culture for a few hundred years. However, one of the most well known legends only arrived on the scene 25 years ago on a small island territory of Puerto Rico. This is the birthplace of the infamous Chupacabra.

Las lejendas bienen en muchas formas. Eso es especialmente cierto para la culturas de el mundo Latino. Ejemplos de estas legendas consisten de las Brijas de Fuego, El Cucuy, Y la Llorona. Todas esas legendas han dado su influencia sobre la cultura Latina por muchos ciglos. Pero, ay una legenda famosa que nadamas tiene 25 años. Ese quento empiesa en la isla de Puerto Rico y es el cuento de El Chupacabras.

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In 1995 many of the farm animals were mysteriously killed overnight without any alerts given. Many of these events happened in rural farms and villages on the island of Puerto Rico. They reportedly said that the farm animals were left uneaten and completely sucked dry without a single drop of blood left to be seen.

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Madelyne Tolentino first reported the siting of the chupacabra. She’s from Canóvanas, a town in the east of Puerto Rico. In 1995, she spotted a scary alien-like creature out of her window. Her description was later debunked but it was too late to expunge it from entering the realm of folklore.

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Since then many theorist came up with a few theories that could explain these strange activities some said they were UFO experiments gone wrong while others said there was a satanic cults.

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How the chupacabra became an Icon.

Spanish-speaking comedians appropriated the event and spun it with the already rich folklore of the rural people of Puerto Rico,it became an overnight popular icon: the chupacabra goat sucker

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There was a monster the Mayans had that resembles the chupacabra we have today. Mayans said that the monster would kill animals and people. This monster was called “Camazotz”. In some stories people mentioned them in their descriptions about how the camazotz is an ancestor of the chupacabra we have today.

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This bird is called chupacabra because it sucks up fluids from animals. They named the chupacabra the same as this bird because it sucks the blood from animals. In some stories people thought this bird was the cause of the deaths of many animals.

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Chupacabra Territory was released in 2016 and is again a alien-like creature who hunts human beings. Hollywood stuck with the alien-like creature due to the fact more people tend to be more scared of an alien than an animal. It follows four friends into Lake Hughes where they attempt to document the creature. 

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Lost Tapes first episode captures the howl of El Chupacabra, unfortunately it is before he takes someone’s life but this is the first time the howl of the creature was ever captured on tape. Recorded on the dessert of the Mexico-US border where a family tries to cross the border but is confronted with the bloodthirsty animal. 

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‘A Noite Do Chupacabras’ released in 2011 is a Brazilian horror film with an alien-like chupacabra who attacks The Silva and Carvalho Farms. Filmed in Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil and directed by Rodrigo Aragão

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Mexican Animayed Horror Film released in 2016. This version of the chupacabra seemed to resemble the alien-like creature that was suspected to be seen in the early stages of the legend. Fourth instalment of ‘Leyenda’ series by Alberto Rodriguez. Previous include La Llorona, Momia, De La Nahula 

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Chupacabra appearing in a Scooby Doo episode. ‘Scooby Doo! and The Monster of Mexico’ was released in 2003 and it ran for an hour and 15 minutes. The first time the creature made an appearance in an animated film and it was in the United States.

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What the Science Says

Even if The Chupacabra was a real animal, it would still be impossible for it to survive off of a diet of purely blood. Animals of it’s size require various proteins and vitamins only found in flesh and other solid body parts. Blood alone would not be sufficient to carry this creature through life

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Another culprit for the death of the Livestock is the grey wolf. These animals have gained a reputation for being pests amongst the farming/ranching community. In the 19th century, they were hunted without mercy by ranchers and exterminated throughout much of the eastern United States.

Credit: Giphy.com

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Many sightings of El Chupacabras can be dismissed as animals with mange. This disease regularly eliminates the hair on the animals body as can be noted with this black bear. Other animals affected by mange are wolves and coyotes.

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Lividity is when the heart of a dead animal stops pumping blood and the blood travels to the lowest parts of the body. This gives the illusion that the blood of a corpse was “sucked dry”

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Taxonomic reconstruction of El Chupacabras (Circa 2007 colorized)

This is what a chupacabra would look like if proven real. This reconstruction is based off of the dog breed known as Xoloitzcuintli with elements of coyotes with mange inserted within.