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The chupacabra or chupacabras (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃupaˈkaβɾas], literally 'goat-sucker', from Spanish: chupa, 'sucks', and cabras, 'goats') is a legendary creature, or cryptid, in the folklore of parts of the Americas.
The first chupacabra, or “goat sucker,” sighting was first reported in the mid-90s in Puerto Rico, per PBS. Since then, the creature has become part of Latin American folklore and pop culture.
Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction and Folklore is a non-fiction book by Benjamin Radford, an American writer and investigator. The book documents Radford's five-year investigation into accounts of the chupacabra. The chupacabra is said to be a vampiric predatory animal that drains the blood of animal victims while ...
Chupacabra – Originated in Puerto Rico; subsequent reports (some erroneous) in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, The United States of America; Churel – India also spelled Churail; Cihuacoatl – Aztec; Cihuateteo – Mexico; Croglin Grange, The Vampire of – Cumberland, England
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Legend Quest: The Legend of Chupacabras (released in Latin America as La Leyenda del Chupacabras) is a 2016 Mexican animated comedy horror film directed by Alberto Rodríguez. [4]
The name Huay Chivo combines Spanish and Yucatec Mayan terms. Huay or Uay comes from Waay in Yucatec Maya, meaning sorcerer, spirit or animal familiar, while Chivo is Spanish for goat, literally meaning sorcerer-goat; it is also known as the Chivo Brujo, an entirely Spanish phrase meaning the same thing.