Chupacabra
What is the Chupacabras?
One of the most gruesome mysteries that has baffled experts and farmers
alike is the mutilated corpses of cattle and other farm animals. The
current theory that reigns today is that the animals are their victim
of the creature known as "El Chupacabra". So named by the South American
countries where this supposed creature seems to concentrate its
attentions. The chupacabra or as it is sometimes known - the goat
sucker, so called because it was the blood drained corpses of goats
that brought this phenomenon to light, has been seen in several continents.
There have been reports from the Caribbean Islands, South America, and
even reports from Inland America. For some time now there have been
worldwide reports of cattle mutilations, with farmers and ranchers
discovering that their cattle had been attacked by some creature. The
original attacks reported on goats showed precision marks on their
necks
where blood had apparently been sucked from their bodies. The mutilated
corpses of cattle showed several differences, and the wounds were
horrendous. Often cattle were found with their jaw flesh missing, they
would have had their eyes removed or even as far as having internal
organs removed. This, however, is were the mystery takes on a puzzling
course. These cattle are not simply slaughtered and hacked to death,
far
from it, they seem to have body parts removed with remarkable
precision.
So what kind of creature would have the ability to perform such a
skill?. Although the modern day theory is that this beast known as the
chupacabra is responsible, back in the 60's there was no mention to a
specific creature that may be the cause of these horrific attacks. As
the decades have rolled by, and as the mutilations continue, the
chupacabra has become the publics favourite for the attacks.
The first of many
Date: September 9, 1967.
Location: Alamosa County, Colorado.
On 9 September 1967, in Alamosa County, Colorado, the first reported
case of a mutilated animal came to light. The victim was a young colt
called Lady. She was found with her flesh stripped from the neck
upwards. Dr. John Altshuler was in charge of the subsequent pathology
examination, in which he was amazed to discover the animal's brain,
spine and internal organs, including the heart, had been removed with
incredible skill and precision. As with so many cases that were to
follow, the animal had been drained of all blood, yet there were no
blood stains around or on the animal. This was something that would
baffle the experts alike. How does a creature die from such wounds, and
how would an animal cause them.
Under further investigation, a small sample of flesh was placed under a
microscope. What Dr. Altshuler discovered amazed him. The edges of the
flesh were stained black as if it had been burnt or possibly
cauterized,
as if done by a modern laser. in 1967, technology wasn't sufficiently
progressed for a laser to have been available at the time. Yet this is
what the flesh showed. All examinations of the area where the animal
was
discovered showed no signs of any other animal or human having been
present. there were no track marks or footprints to be found, only
those
made by the colt. This was the beginning in a long line of reported
mutilations in Colorado. Later in the year there were a wave of reports
from the Midwest, including Alabama, Iowa and Texas. There have since
been similar reports from Canada, Australia, South America and even
Britain.
The Signs of Attack
Most but not all mutilations involve cattle. There have also been
reports of attacks on goats, cats, sheep, and even domesticated
animals,
such as dogs.
There have never been any reports that the dead animal has put up a
struggle. Even where the animal has been discovered in snow, the area
surrounding the animal has shown no trace of either blood or hoof
prints.
In most cases internal organs, eyes, ears, tongues, jaw flesh and even
genitalia can be removed.
And the mutilations continue
As the reports came flooding in, the speculation as to the cause of
these horrific attacks grew. the theories put forward included alien
beings transporting the cattle in to ufo's, where upon they were
mutilated for some scientific reason.A more common theory is that they
are the result of an unknown specie called the "chupacabras". This
animal is said to have caused these horrendous mutilations. The obvious
problem with this, is, how would an animal cause these kinds of
wounds?.
Theories
From the very beginning, this phenomenon has baffled investigators and
pathologists alike. Many ranchers and local people are convinced that
these attacks are not the work of local wildlife. Further studies
concluded that the mutilations were not the work of local predators.
then a theory that satanic cults were responsible. This was soon
rejected as a possibility after exhaustive operations by Canadian and
American authorities. The next theory put forward was that government
agencies were using the cattle as test subjects for new chemical and
biological weapons. Reports came in from local residents and farmers,
that at the time of the attacks unmarked helicopters were seen in the
skies. they believed them to be government from the government. The
reports even went as far as to say that locals had actually been
threatened by men in black uniforms.
Official explanations
Over the years, the US military and government agencies have repeatedly
denied any involvement in these strange incidents. As far as the
mutilations are concerned, the official explanation has always been the
same - natural causes. because of intense public pressure, the FBI
launched a huge investigation in to the phenomenon. In 1979 they
delivered a 297-page report. Their finds were not met with public
approval. They had decided that the mutilations were down to local
predators. This enraged the farmers and ranchers, who took to shooting
at any low flying aircraft in their area.
Alien connection
Although the FBI were originally reluctant to be involved in the
mystery, Timothy Good, a UFO author obtained a secret 1976 FBI report.
The report had been the work of Officer Gabriel Valdez of the New
Mexico
State Police. After close inspection of the site of a mutilated cow, he
had noticed unusual pod marks in the earth. These indentation were
approximately 40 cm in diameter, and formed an exact triangle. He also
discovered an oily substance in and around these depressions. radiation
levels were found to be higher than normal, and the immediate area
around these tripod-like depressions was found to be scorched. To many
this what what they had always suspected, that the killings "were by a
creature not from our planet". When the case of the colt named "lady"
came to light, it had coincided with a series of ufo sightings, and
reports of strange lights in the area. As the reports of subsequent
mutilations came in, they were followed by similar reports of ufo
activity in the specific area. Some believed that the helicopters that
people say they saw were actually ufo's disguised as helicopters.
Reports like these were plentiful for some years to come, and baffled
every one, from ranchers to the local sheriffs. Claims that somehow
Alien activity in the area was involved in these mutilations spawned a
whole new era of theories, people believing that the Ufo's were somehow
lifting these animals from the ground in order to carry out these
horrific attacks. what was to follow in the 90's was even more bizarre,
with the mutilations continuing, South American countries reported
sightings of a mysterious and viscous creature. This beast came to be
known as "El Chupacabras".