Chupacabra

Chupacabra

chupacabra for its resemblance to the legendary beast- differs from a dog or coyote because of its unusually long front legs, extended canine teeth, hairless body and leathery skin. If this sounds like a tall tale Texans have told before, your memory might be dredging up accounts of last summer's chupacabra sitings in Cuero, Texas or the Elmendorf Beast captured in 2004. Last summer, residents of Cuero, Texas reported chupacabra sightings, one of which was captured on film by a police officer. That suspected chupacabra, unlike the carcass in Blanco, had short front legs and long back legs. Otherwise the description of the two animals appear similar. A similar dead animal found in Cuero in 2007 proved to be a cross between a Mexican wolf and a coyote.

The chupacabra craze has sold 30,000 tee shirts and placed Cuero, Texas on the map as the chupcabra capital of the United States. If this new chupcabra specimen turns out to be the real thing, Cuero may lose its chupacabra capital status to Blanco. Who would want to be seen wearing a tee shirt bearing the slogan "I'd rather be in Cuero, Texas looking for a chupabra" if the only chupa confirmed to exist makes its home in a Blanco taxidermy shop? Findings of similar creatures called the Elmendorf Beast surfaced in 2004 in Texas. The Elmendorf Beast was shot dead by farmer Devin McAnally after it feasted on his ranch chickens. While some folks were certain McAnally had discovered a legendary chupacabra, others dismissed the Elmendorf Beast as a dog or coyote with congenital defects. DNA testing was inconclusive, fueling the mythical speculation as to the creature's identity.