The Chupacabra or literally ‘Goat-sucker’ is a legendary creature in parts of the Americas, with its first purported sightings reported in Puerto Rico. The name comes from the animal’s reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats. It is purportedly a heavy creature, the size of a small bear, with a row of spines reaching from the neck to the base of the tail. Eyewitness sightings have been claimed as early as 1995 in Puerto Rico, but many of the reports have been disregarded as uncorroborated or lacking evidence. According to biologists and wildlife management officials, the Chupacabra is an urban legend.
Chupacabra
