El Chupacabra that is! Mythical El Chupacabra finally captured? Wednesday, April 02, 2014 animal news, entertainment By Janelle Bludau RATCLIFFE, Texas (KABC) -- A Texas family claims they've captured the elusive "chupacabra," a mythical creature that supposedly attacks livestock. According to legend, chupacabras suck the blood of cows and goats. Although there's never been real evidence the creature exists, sightings of chupacabras have been reported from Latin America to the southern U.S. In the back woods of Ratcliffe, a small town in DeWitt County in South Texas, residents are certain they've found the mythical, despicable chupacabra, and this time, it's alive. Jackie Stock said her husband caught the creature Sunday night. "He called me to come and look, and I said, 'Bubba, that looks like a baby chupacabra,'" said Stock. With its hairless back, large claws, countless teeth and ferocious growl, many would say this animal fits the bill. "I hunted coons for 20 years with dogs and I ain't never seen nothing looks like that right there," said Arlen Parma, who captured the critter. Parma said one of the biggest signs it's not a raccoon is its growl. "A coon don't make that noise, or a possum. What makes that noise? I guess a chupacabra does, I don't know," said Parma. Most people in DeWitt County are convinced this is the elusive chupacabra, but what do wildlife experts have to say? "The animal in the cage as best I can tell from the view was some sort of a small canine," said Brent Ortego, a wildlife diversity biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife. Ortego said a canine can include a coyote, dog, or even a fox. He said the animal most likely has mange, which has caused it to lose its hair. But as for a chupacabra, he thinks otherwise. "It's never been proven to be a unique species. It was always something out there that allegedly either caused harm or threatened to cause harm to people or their livestock," said Ortego. Chupacabra or not, right now this little guy is staying at the Stock household, living off a diet of cat food and corn, at least until someone can find out what it really is. DAMMIT I SWEAR I LEFT THE VIDEO IN THERE...
I clicked the first part of the link but couldn't find a pic of the woman. But there was a segment on buffalos predicting earthquakes, which would be the coolest pet ever!
Chupacabra, dog with mange, possum, whatever. Either kill it, let it go or if your going to keep it, give it a decent place to live, not a tiny fucking cage. Look at the size of it, it's not a hamster for fucks sake!
Here's the video: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=9490035 My money's on one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coati At least they got the mange part right...
I remember seeing something on the History Channel that pretty much concluded they were just coyotes with really bad mange. It looks and acts like a raccoon to me, except the face is too long.
Never heard of the coati, but that would fit the bill. Coyotes don't reach up and wrap their fingers around their cage wires.
I don't und I don't understand where they're getting "Ratcliffe" from at that (and other) links. There's a "Ratcliff", Texas but it's nowhere near the county where this story was done.
That womans hair ? Well I ain't never seen nothin' like that there before! Well, maybe on Bride Of Frankenstein. Anyway, agree it looks like a mix of a bigger than normal coatimundi (which would explain why it's found in Mexico and Central America) a skinny bear cub, and a dog. Can't wait to find out what it is. Sadly, smart money is on the animal escaping by hypnotizing Bubba and Bride Of Bubba into releasing it by dangling a shiny object in front of them.
"Dayumn, Cletus! I don't know what'n'a'hayull that thurr them thang is, but it must be one'nem Choopa-cay-bruhz! Fuh-hyuk-hyuk-hyuk!"
When I first read this post I thought it was from The Onion or something, because "Bubba" and the incredibly hick grammar screamed out "Hollywood casting stereotypes". Maybe they do talk like that in Texas, but I've never met anyone so far. Regardless, I'm curious as to what it is.
In some parts, definitely. Depends on how you're brought up, too, though. Some of the most "twangy" accents in the state are from people who live in the Dallas area. OTOH, I grew up in a county right next to the one in the story and people don't even think I'm from this state because my accent isn't very noticeable (way less than Anc's, for example, in that radio clip he posted).
So, just watched the video, and apparently this regards a sub-species of chupacabra, the "elusive chupacabra." I'm pretty sure the reporter never once said the noun without the adjective.
Meh. I'll cut her a little slack given the market size where she works (#203 out of 210). In all likelihood it's her first job. That someone with that little experience can have their work appear on air in a place like Los Angeles (among others) speaks volumes about the industry and the times in which we live. Very little of it good, given the subject matter of her story.
So you're saying if I shave a coyote I can make the LA market? BTW that friend of yours that works at News 9, she was wearing a horrible outfit last night, @Aenea would like to have a word with her.
I suggest bikinis for the outfit when that word is had. Just some fashion advice for shootER's friend.
@evenflow should repost the bikini pics of that other KWTV gal from a few years ago. She puts my former coworker to shame.
