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Biologist Explains Chupacabra Legend Biologist Explains Legendary 'Chupacabra'Enigmatic, Legendary Mammal Strikes At Night, Sucks Blood KPHO.com PHOENIX -- A Michigan biologist believes he has cracked the mystery of the legendary chupacabra, an enigmatic mammal that strikes at night and drains the blood of defenseless livestock. The mythical beast recently found its way into popular culture and television. CNN's Ed Lavandera called it the "Bigfoot of Latino culture." Chupacabra literally means "goat sucker" in Spanish. Farmers in Puerto Rico said more than 150 farm animals were found with puncture Jet, space junk, or UFO? AT REL-MAR WE HAVE... wounds and were drained of blood during the My Fox Tampa Bay early 1990s. Since then, sightings have been reported from Chile to Maine. A NEW VISION A sheriff’s deputy in Texas caught one Friday, November 26, 2010: LAKELAND - on video with his dash cam. Several Polk County viewers called FOX 13 University of Michigan biologist Barry yesterday evening to report something in the A NEW GOAL O’Connor said he believes there is a scientific sky. explanation. ”The description of these animals The callers believed the object may have clearly matches that of mange-infested coyote been a meteor or other object entering Earth's A NEW PLAN or dog,” said O’Connor atmosphere. Photos sent by one viewer O’Connor said a wild dog infected with showed the bright object with some sort of mites would lose its fur, the mouth and teeth vapor or smoke trail behind it. They were taken WE ARE would look more prominent, and since it was at around 5:45 p.m. sick, the predator would prey on livestock It's not clear if the object was a instead of something faster such as rabbits. passenger jet with its exhaust trail illuminated REL-MAR Alex Hearn, of the Arizona by the setting sun, or if it was a meteor or piece Cryptozoological Research Organization, of space junk being burned up as it entered the McCONNELL agrees with O’Connor. “I try to figure out what atmosphere. MEDIA FOX 13 has been unable to reach any logically would be the simplest answer, because experts who could confirm either theory. that's usually going to be the correct answer," COMPANY said Hearn. Two weeks ago, video taken by a news But the diseased dog theory only works helicopter near Los Angeles created a buzz for the American chupacabra, Hearn added. when it appeared to show a mystery missile WWW.REL-MAR.COM The original chupacabra, believed to be being launched from the Pacific Ocean. The from Puerto Rico, is said to be an even more military later determined it was likely an menacing-looking creature with two legs and aircraft's contrail being illuminated by the 1-800-610-7035 spikes on its back. evening sun. [] Hearn said he believes the Puerto Rican chupacabras are manged monkeys whose ancestors escaped from a lab during a hurricane. “The lab was abandoned, the humans left, the windows broke, the cages broke and the monkeys got out,” Hearn said. The legend of the Chupacabra will live on. “Can you ever put to rest a myth, fully?" asked Hearn. [] # B'C ( ! A#% " & THE ‘X’ CHRONCILES NEWSPAPER PARAGATORS TV THE MEDIA POOL ARE DIVISIONS OF REL-MAR McCONNELL MEDIA COMPANY WWW.REL-MAR.COM