Sightings in northern Mexico and the southern United States have been verified as canids afflicted by mange. All of the reports are anecdotal and have been disregarded as uncorroborated or lacking evidence. The creature has since been reported as far north as Maine, as far south as Chile, and even outside the Americas in countries like Russia and Philippines. Initial sightings and accompanying descriptions first occurred in Puerto Rico in 1995.
In Puerto Rico and in Latin America it is generally described as a heavy creature, reptilian and alien-like, roughly the size of a small bear, and with a row of spines reaching from the neck to the base of the tail, while in the Southwestern United States it is depicted as more dog-like. Physical descriptions of the creature vary. The name comes from the animal's reported vampirism-the chupacabra is said to attack and drink the blood of livestock, including goats. The chupacabra or chupacabras ( Spanish pronunciation:, literally 'goat-sucker' from Spanish: chupa, 'sucks', and cabras, 'goats') is a legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas.
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