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Saturday, February 15, 2014

CRYPTOLINK: Chupacabra catch-all for unexplainable - Clovis News Journal

A word about cryptolinks: we are not responsible for the content of cryptolinks, which are merely links to outside articles that we think are interesting (sometimes for the wrong reasons), usually posted up without any comment whatsoever from me. 


They roam in the dark of night searching for prey.
Sharna Johnson
Sharna Johnson
Sometimes they are lizard creatures, sometimes spiny and two-legged and other times they skulk about on all fours.
Monsters, anyway you shape them, the chupacabra is out there, sort of.
Anyone who has spent any time in the Southwest inevitably hears of the chupacabra, often from natives who sometimes still have a fear of the nebulous creature that follows them into adulthood.
Perhaps because the chupacabra is such a sketchy creature, its legend has almost become a catchall for the unexplained and a quick answer for the unidentified.
Spotted from the U.S. to Russia, recent reports place the blood sucking mythological critters in the Houston area combing through back yards, presumably in search of dastardly mischief.
And it may just be the absolute most attention mangy mutts have ever received.
That’s right, mangy mutts — literally.
Though the legend of the chupacabra is one thing, it appears real creatures have come to assume its identity.
Looking like a hairless zombie dog from a video game, photos and footage abound, there are even specimens, killed through various means, which have been turned over for verification.
After testing and examination, the specimens and photos of the elusive “chupacabra” have turned out to be canines with a fair degree of consistency and not just canines, but canines with mange.

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