Unsolved Mystery: Chupacabra

Chupacabra in Occult Academy

I think you should know the Chupacabra since it is so famous. Don't know what it is? Do read on and enjoy =)

THE LEGEND OF EL CHUPACABRAThe legend of "El Chupacabra" began when goats and chickens started turning up dead in Puerto Rico in the 1990's, drained of blood and with telltale puncture wounds in their necks but otherwise completely intact. Literally translated as "goat sucker" in Spanish, reports of Chupacabra spread from Puerto Rico to Mexico, Chile, Brazil and into the United States, from Texas to Florida, Michigan, Maine and even Oregon. Soon Chupacabra became a worldwide urban legend as news spread far and fast on a wave of Internet enthusiasm, taking hold of imaginations worldwide.

AN APPALLING APPEARANCEWhile descriptions of the blood-sucking beast vary greatly, most describe it as a gray, lizard-like creature about 3 to 4 feet tall that walks upright on its muscular hind legs, similar to an archetypical alien. It reportedly has large eyes, fangs and a forked tongue with a row of sharp quills running down its back. However, others describe the monster as looking more like a giant, vicious kangaroo or disfigured coyote.

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE?While reports of Chupacabra are relatively new, the phenomenon dates back to the 1970's when Puerto Rican legend tells of El Vampiro de Moca, a supposed livestock-killing vampire in the small town of Moca. Whether Chupacabra exists or not, reports of bloodless murdered livestock persist. And to date, no satisfactory predator has ever been caught.

Phylis Canion of Cuero, Texas believes she's found proof of the elusive Chupacabra. Here, she holds a picture of the creature she found in her yard in 2007. Canion blames the animal for killing a number of her chickens.

Mystery cases in Occult Academy that I want to show had come to an end. I will post few unsolved mysteries that shown in Level E in the next post.