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In Latin American popular legend, the chupacabra is a monstrous creature with gray, scaly skin, spikes along its back, sharp fangs, and a taste for small livestock. Chupacabra sightings have been reported throughout the Americas and even as far north as the United States. The first report of chupacabras came from Puerto Rico in 1995. The creatures were blamed for attacks on goats, sheep, and other animals. Apparently, they left behind uneaten carcasses that were drained of blood. The name chupacabra translates from Spanish to mean “goat-sucker.” The mythical monster has inspired fear across some areas in the Americas for...

unters in Brazil claim to have killed an elusive Chupacabra, also known as the "Goat Sucker" that is reported to have been a problem for local farmers. Knewz.com has learned that the hunters filmed the deceased creature and shared the footage online. Video appears to show a creature with human-like hands, razor-sharp teeth and a body roughly the size of a large monkey, according to the Daily Star. Hunters explained that they encountered the Chupacabra while hunting wild boar on the outskirts of town.

Do you believe chupacabras exist? You’re not alone, at least not in Texas. A “chupacabra” — sometimes referred to as “the chupacabra” — is one of the American Southwest’s most famous cryptids. Cryptids, according to Merriam-Webster, are “animals that have been claimed to exist but never proven to exist,” like the Loch Ness Monster or Sasquatch, for instance. The folkloric creature, whose name means “goat sucker” in Spanish, is believed by some to roam areas of Puerto Rico, Mexico and the U.S., especially southwest Texas. Chupacabras were first reported as recently as 1995 but they’ve persisted as a feared livestock...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two years ago, Augustus Sol Invictus walked from central Florida to the Mojave Desert and spent a week fasting and praying, at times thinking he wouldn't survive. In a pagan ritual to give thanks when he returned home, he killed a goat and drank its blood. Now that he's a candidate for U.S. Senate, the story is coming back to bite him. The chairman of the Libertarian Party of Florida has resigned to call attention to Invictus' candidacy in hopes that other party leaders will denounce him. Adrian Wyllie, who was the Libertarian candidate for governor...

Shooting took place on base early Friday morning, sparking a lockdown Escambia County Sheriff's deputies responded to Naval Air Station and confronted the gunman, resulting in his death Sources identified the suspected gunman as Saudi Air Force aviation student Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani Rep Matt Gaetz, a Republican representing Pensacola, called the shooting 'an act of terrorism' President Trump tweeted that King Salman told him 'the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter...' Three other people were shot and killed during incident inside classroom building on base Nearby hospital received total of eight patients, one of...

Is the legendary "goat sucker" stalking Hood County? Two strange, coyote-like creatures have been killed with in 10 miles of each other, and locals say the animals could be chupacabras. Hood County Animal Control Officer Frank Hackett killed the first creature last week. He found it in an old barn. When it growled at him, he put the animal down. "It was ugly, real ugly, I'm not going to tell no lie on that one," he said. A few days later, a rancher killed a similar creature. Jack Farr, who owns the property where the first coyote-canine-cross was spotted said...

People on a northern Manitoba reserve are avoiding a lake after three sled dogs were gutted amid reports that a strange creature is on the loose. Chief Joe Dantouze of the Northlands First Nation in Lac Brochet said Thursday that he had never seen an animal kill in the manner that befell the dogs. The dogs were found gutted on a island in nearby Reindeer Lake on Sunday morning and another four dogs have gone missing. Manitoba conservation officials have been looking into the matter and have taken the bodies of the dead dogs for analysis. Dantouze said some people...