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Anyone ever heard of a chupacabre?

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Ever heard of this in Colombia?

By Peter (Moderator) on Sep 1, 2007, 12:47 in Friendly Talkzone. AddThis Social Bookmark Button


scotty says on Sep 1, 2007, 13:30:

Its been spotted in Puerto Rico and some other countries, I dont remember if Colombia was one of those countries.

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Gator says on Sep 1, 2007, 15:02:

They often post here!

Reported in Colombia-"The chupacabra is generally treated as a product of mass hysteria, though the animal mutilations are sometimes real. Like many cases of such mutilations, however, it has been argued that they are often not as mysterious as they might first appear, and in fact, a series of tests showcased by the National Geographic Channel in a show about the chupacabra pointed to the obvious conclusion that every single "animal mutilation" can be explained by either people killing them or, more likely, other animals eating them. The loss of blood may be explained by insects drinking it.

Just a Urban Legend.

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Medellin Traveler says on Sep 1, 2007, 16:28:

Ah yes, El Famoso Chupacabra has, as far as I know, always been assocaited with Puerto Rico. I first heard about it as a youngster attending a High School with a large Puerto Rican student population in Chicago.

This would make a great horror film!! "El Chupacaba"

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john_stark says on Sep 1, 2007, 16:59:

It hasn't always been associated with Puerto Rico although that is where the legend first began. Lately it has been more commonly associated with South Texas than anywhere else.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra and http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070901/ap_on_fe_st/mythical_chupacabra

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Bill Turley says on Sep 1, 2007, 17:25:

On Yahoo this evening is a report with pictures of one actually 3 found as road kill near San Antonio Texas. I have also heard of them in South Florida

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static says on Sep 1, 2007, 19:53:

Still: this is something from the Weekly World News. These stories never pass the autopsy test.
There ain't no such thing as a chewbacca or chupacabre or whatever you call these things. It's a hoax.

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ACBlessing says on Sep 2, 2007, 00:06:

Yes there is...my ex. I have proof.

Just plain poor

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ds says on Sep 2, 2007, 08:36:

I found one!

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bogjudge says on Sep 2, 2007, 20:24:

Yeah I was married to one for 25 years also. The good news about the situation is that a fix is available right here in Colombia. My beautiful Manizalena is taking care of it as I tecla.

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