Evidence
Supports the Existence of EL Chupacabra
The answer to the question "Is El Chupacabra real?" is itself a mystery. There is evidence that goes both ways that supports and denies the existence of El Chupacabra. One supporting factor for the existence of El Chupacabra are the two small, circular holes found on almost all of the monster's victims. These holes are unexplained and mysterious but seem to be caused by fangs. Many animals could make these marks with their teeth and it does not prove that it is El Chupacabra; however, there is another factor that adds to the mystery. These animals are found drained of their blood (Viegas). No other known animal in the area could suck out that much blood from an animal. That must mean that something strange is attacking farms in the area.
Another supporting factor is that the stories of a creature that sucks the blood out of livestock in the middle of the night goes back to the Native Americans in the area. They knew the creature as "Mosquito Man" (Travel). If these attacks have been going on for hundreds of years then the beast must be a supernatural being to have survived all this time. Just because the creature was not recognized until 1995, does not mean that it did not exist before then. It is just when people started realizing that the attacks on their livestock were not coyotes or other animals that hunt, it was El Chupacabra.
Skeptics may say that the descriptions of what El Chupacabra looks like are so different that there is no way this creature could actually exist. People must just be making up descriptions based on what they think they saw, right? The explanation for this comes easily to a Chupacabra believer. El Chupacabra is a shape shiftier (Chupacabra). Descriptions are very different from each other because the creature never looks the same! That is why some people describe the monster as a zombie coyote and others describe it as a scaly reptile with wings and stands seven feet tall. Different people most likely saw the same creature, just in a different form.
Another argument that skeptics will make to argue El Chupacabra is just a myth is that it has qualities no other creature on Earth contains such as shape shifting and sucking all the blood from a goat. The argument against this is that the creature could be an alien or a government experiment gone wrong. The creature would be unlike anything that has been seen on this planet so far.
The answer to the question "Is El Chupacabra real?" is itself a mystery. There is evidence that goes both ways that supports and denies the existence of El Chupacabra. One supporting factor for the existence of El Chupacabra are the two small, circular holes found on almost all of the monster's victims. These holes are unexplained and mysterious but seem to be caused by fangs. Many animals could make these marks with their teeth and it does not prove that it is El Chupacabra; however, there is another factor that adds to the mystery. These animals are found drained of their blood (Viegas). No other known animal in the area could suck out that much blood from an animal. That must mean that something strange is attacking farms in the area.
Another supporting factor is that the stories of a creature that sucks the blood out of livestock in the middle of the night goes back to the Native Americans in the area. They knew the creature as "Mosquito Man" (Travel). If these attacks have been going on for hundreds of years then the beast must be a supernatural being to have survived all this time. Just because the creature was not recognized until 1995, does not mean that it did not exist before then. It is just when people started realizing that the attacks on their livestock were not coyotes or other animals that hunt, it was El Chupacabra.
Skeptics may say that the descriptions of what El Chupacabra looks like are so different that there is no way this creature could actually exist. People must just be making up descriptions based on what they think they saw, right? The explanation for this comes easily to a Chupacabra believer. El Chupacabra is a shape shiftier (Chupacabra). Descriptions are very different from each other because the creature never looks the same! That is why some people describe the monster as a zombie coyote and others describe it as a scaly reptile with wings and stands seven feet tall. Different people most likely saw the same creature, just in a different form.
Another argument that skeptics will make to argue El Chupacabra is just a myth is that it has qualities no other creature on Earth contains such as shape shifting and sucking all the blood from a goat. The argument against this is that the creature could be an alien or a government experiment gone wrong. The creature would be unlike anything that has been seen on this planet so far.
Disproof of EL Chupacabra
EL Chupacabra's existence has very little evidence to support it. First of all, the correlation between the creatures' popularity and amount of attacks suggests that the monster does not exist. Before 1995, when El Chupacabra did not have a name, attacks on animals that fit the description of typical El Chupacabra attacks were few and far between. When the monster was given a name, it became more known by the public. With the naming of the creature, the attacks were being reported more and more frequently. As the stories spread to further locations, such as the southern parts of United States and even occasionally reaching northern parts such as Wisconsin and Oregon, sightings of the creature also occurred in these locations (Chupacabra). This trend implies that people are only imagining they see it or just assume that when they spot an unusual creature is must be El Chupacabra because it is the freshest explanation in their mind. Although this does not disprove the existence of the creature, it implies that people do not actually see the creature, but are just looking for something to put the name El Chupacabra to.
Another interesting thing that does not disprove El Chupacabra's existence but is support against, it is how people describe it. Yes, people's memories are flawed and unreliable; but, the differences between the creatures description are completely different. One of the main descriptions of the creature is that it is a coyote looking creature that is about three or four feet tall. It has no fur, stands on all four legs, and has two long teeth it uses to suck the blood out from its victims. Another main description is that it is a tall scaly reptile looking beast. It has long claws, spikes on its back, and stands on two legs. This version of the creature stands between five and seven feet tall. These two descriptions are completely different from each other. If you saw pictures of these two creatures that I just described, you would say that they are two different species of animals. Then why would they both be called El Chupacabra? Support of the differences in the descriptions of the creature is that it has the ability to change its shape. This seems like an easy answer except for the fact that nothing in nature that we know of can change its appearance that drastically. Also, if it can change its appearance, why would there be so many similar descriptions? Wouldn't the creature look different almost all of the time?
Is El Chupacabra a single being or are there many of them? Are there different species of Chupacabras? The answer is... there is none. It seems that the answer of how many Chupacabras there are is based on what evidence is being shown. If the attack is in Puerto Rico, then usually the story says that there is only one Chupacabra. When there is a reported sighting of the creature in a place far away, sightings have been reported in Wisconsin and even Canada, there is not only one creature but also different species.
The most solid evidence against the existence of El Chupacabra has come from skeptic Ben Radford. He has spent five years of his life researching and tracking El Chupacabra. Benjamin Radford tracked the story of El Chupacabra all the way back to the person who first reported seeing El Chupacabra, Maydelyne Tolentino. She is a housewife who resides in Canovanas, Puerto Rico. About one month before she reported seeing the creature in 1995, she saw the movie Species. Her description of El Chupacabra was it was four feet tall, stood on two legs, had no ears, skinny arms, and had three long fingers. This description oddly matched the alien from the movie Species (Radford).
Over the years there have been a few "Chupacabras" that have been found either dead or were killed when spotted. Benjamin Radford did genetic tests on these creatures and discovered that they were not Chupacabras at all. They were coyotes or other dog like animals that were infected with mange. Mange is a disease that is caused by mites that burrow underneath the skin of animals (Radford). Mange causes its victims to lose their fur and have the "Chupacabra look."
EL Chupacabra's existence has very little evidence to support it. First of all, the correlation between the creatures' popularity and amount of attacks suggests that the monster does not exist. Before 1995, when El Chupacabra did not have a name, attacks on animals that fit the description of typical El Chupacabra attacks were few and far between. When the monster was given a name, it became more known by the public. With the naming of the creature, the attacks were being reported more and more frequently. As the stories spread to further locations, such as the southern parts of United States and even occasionally reaching northern parts such as Wisconsin and Oregon, sightings of the creature also occurred in these locations (Chupacabra). This trend implies that people are only imagining they see it or just assume that when they spot an unusual creature is must be El Chupacabra because it is the freshest explanation in their mind. Although this does not disprove the existence of the creature, it implies that people do not actually see the creature, but are just looking for something to put the name El Chupacabra to.
Another interesting thing that does not disprove El Chupacabra's existence but is support against, it is how people describe it. Yes, people's memories are flawed and unreliable; but, the differences between the creatures description are completely different. One of the main descriptions of the creature is that it is a coyote looking creature that is about three or four feet tall. It has no fur, stands on all four legs, and has two long teeth it uses to suck the blood out from its victims. Another main description is that it is a tall scaly reptile looking beast. It has long claws, spikes on its back, and stands on two legs. This version of the creature stands between five and seven feet tall. These two descriptions are completely different from each other. If you saw pictures of these two creatures that I just described, you would say that they are two different species of animals. Then why would they both be called El Chupacabra? Support of the differences in the descriptions of the creature is that it has the ability to change its shape. This seems like an easy answer except for the fact that nothing in nature that we know of can change its appearance that drastically. Also, if it can change its appearance, why would there be so many similar descriptions? Wouldn't the creature look different almost all of the time?
Is El Chupacabra a single being or are there many of them? Are there different species of Chupacabras? The answer is... there is none. It seems that the answer of how many Chupacabras there are is based on what evidence is being shown. If the attack is in Puerto Rico, then usually the story says that there is only one Chupacabra. When there is a reported sighting of the creature in a place far away, sightings have been reported in Wisconsin and even Canada, there is not only one creature but also different species.
The most solid evidence against the existence of El Chupacabra has come from skeptic Ben Radford. He has spent five years of his life researching and tracking El Chupacabra. Benjamin Radford tracked the story of El Chupacabra all the way back to the person who first reported seeing El Chupacabra, Maydelyne Tolentino. She is a housewife who resides in Canovanas, Puerto Rico. About one month before she reported seeing the creature in 1995, she saw the movie Species. Her description of El Chupacabra was it was four feet tall, stood on two legs, had no ears, skinny arms, and had three long fingers. This description oddly matched the alien from the movie Species (Radford).
Over the years there have been a few "Chupacabras" that have been found either dead or were killed when spotted. Benjamin Radford did genetic tests on these creatures and discovered that they were not Chupacabras at all. They were coyotes or other dog like animals that were infected with mange. Mange is a disease that is caused by mites that burrow underneath the skin of animals (Radford). Mange causes its victims to lose their fur and have the "Chupacabra look."