El Chupacabra
El chupacabra
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The chupacabra is a ghoulish monster form The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror comics #31- From Duffs Till Dawn (Narrated by Groundskeeper Willie. In it, chupacabra escapes from Frink's laboratories, and ends up at Moe's Tavern.
Creation
The chupacabra was created by Professor Frink. It wasnt actually the Puerto Rican chupacabra, but it sucked blood of a goat.
Battle and death
It killed Moe, Wiggum, Bumble bee guy, The sea captain,and Jasper. It wounded Barney. When trying to suck the blood of Barney, the alchohal got into its bloodstream, and the chupacabra died. Only Homer, Frink, and Barney survived.
Real world information from Monstorpedia
The chupacabra (or chupacabras) is a creature said to inhabit parts of the Americas. Sightings began in Puerto Rico in the early 1990s, and have since been reported as far north as the Carolinas, and as far south as Chile. Though some argue that the chupacabras may be real creatures, mainstream scientists and experts generally contend that the chupacabra is a mythological creature, or a type of urban legend.thumb|300px|right Etymology
The name translates literally from Spanish as "goat-sucker." The name can be preceded by the masculine definite article ("el chupacabras"), or the plural masculine article ("los chupacabras"). It comes from the creature's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock. The term was supposedly coined by Puerto Rican television personality Silverio Pérez, who intended the name to be a joke. This claim is doubtful, since the word had already been used in Michael Crichton's 1990 novel Jurassic Park, making an earlier origin more likely.
Description
Although they have different appearances, chupacabra descriptions have several common traits. They are typically described as being 3 ft. (1 m) or taller, and roughly humanoid in shape. Usually, Chupacabras are said to appear in three specific forms: The first and most common form is a lizard-like being, appearing to have leathery or scaly greenish-gray skin and sharp spines or quills running down its back. This form stands approximately 3 to 4 feet (1 to 1.2 m) high, and stands and hops in a similar fashion to a kangaroo. In at least one sighting, the creature hopped 20 feet (6 m). This variety is said to have a dog or panther-like nose and face, a forked tongue protruding from it, large fangs, and to hiss and screech when alarmed, as well as leave a sulfuric stench behind. The second variety bears a resemblance to a wallaby or dog standing on its hind legs. It stands and hops as a kangaroo, and it has coarse fur with greyish facial hair. The head is similar to a dog's, and its mouth has large teeth. The third form is described as a strange breed of wild dog. This form is mostly hairless, has a pronounced spinal ridge, unusually pronounced eye sockets, teeth, and claws. This animal is said to be the result of interbreeding between several populations of wild dogs, though enthusiasts claim that it might be an example of a dog-like reptile. The account during the year 2001 in Nicaragua of a chupacabras corpse being found supports the conclusion that it is simply a strange breed of wild dog. The alleged corpse of the animal was found in Tolapa, Nicaragua, and forensically analyzed at UNAN-Leon. Pathologists at the University found that it was just an unusual-looking dog. There are very striking morphological differences between different breeds of dog, which can easily account for the strange characteristics.
Powers
Some reports claim the chupacabra's red eyes have the ability to hypnotize and paralyze their prey—leaving the prey animal mentally stunned, allowing the chupacabra to suck the animal's blood at its leisure. The effect is similar to the bite of the vampire bat, or of certain snakes or spiders that stun their prey with venom. Unlike conventional predators, the chupacabras sucks all the animal's blood (and sometimes organs) through a single hole or two holes.
History
The legend of el chupacabra began in about 1992, when Puerto Rican newspapers El Vocero and El Nuevo Dia began reporting the killings of many different types of animals, such as birds, horses, and as its name implies, goats. At the time it was known as El Vampiro de Moca since some of the first killings occurred in the small town of Moca. While at first it was suspected that the killings were done randomly by some members of a Satanic cult, eventually these killings spread around the island, and many farms reported loss of animal life. The killings had one pattern in common: each of the animals found dead had two punctured holes around their necks. Soon after the animal deaths in Puerto Rico, other animal deaths were reported in other countries, such as the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Panama, Peru, Brazil, the United States and, most notably, Mexico. Both in Puerto Rico and Mexico, "el chupacabra" gained urban legend status. Chupacabra stories began to be released several times in American and Hispanic newscasts across the United States, and chupacabra merchandise, such as t-shirts and baseball hats, were sold.
Sightings
The first reported attacks occurred in March 1995 in Puerto Rico. In this attack, eight sheep were discovered dead, each with three puncture wounds in the chest area and completely drained of blood. In July of 2004, a rancher near San Antonio, Texas, killed a hairless, dog-like creature which was attacking his livestock. This creature is now known as the Elmendorf creature. It was later determined to be a canine of some sort, most likely a coyote, with demodectic mange. In October of 2004, two animals which closely resemble the Elmendorf creature were observed in the same area. The first was dead, and the second was noticed by a local zoologist who was called to identify the animal while she was travelling to the location where the first was found. Specimens were studied by biologists in Texas. The creatures are thought to have been canines of undetermined species with skin problems and facial deformities. In Coleman, Texas, a farmer named Reggie Lagow caught an animal in a trap he set up after the deaths of a number of his chickens and turkeys. The animal was described as resembling a mix of hairless dog, rat, and kangaroo. Lagow provided the animal to Texas Parks and Wildlife officials for identification, but Lagow reported in a September 17, 2006 phone interview with John Adolfi, founder of the Lost World Museum, that the "critter was caught on a Tuesday and thrown out in Thursday's trash." A famous appearance in the city of Varginha, Brazil, (the "Varginha incident") is sometimes attributed to the chupacabra, although cryptozoologists more frequently associate the incident with aliens. In 1997, an explosion of chupacabra sightings in Brazil were reported in Brazilian newspapers. One report came from a police officer, who claimed to get a nauseous feeling when he saw a dog-like chupacabras in a tree. In April 2006, MosNews reported that the chupacabra was spotted in Russia for the first time. Reports from Central Russia beginning in March 2005 tell of a beast that kills by the animals and sucks out their blood. Thirty-two turkeys were killed and drained overnight. Reports later came from neighboring villages when 30 sheep were killed and had their blood drained. Finally, eyewitnesses were able to describe the chupacabra. In mid-August 2006, Michelle O'Donnell of Turner, Maine, described an "evil looking" rodent-like animal with fangs that had been found dead alongside a road. The animal was apparently struck by a car, and was unidentifiable. Photographs were taken and witness reports seem to be in relative agreement that the creature was canine in appearance, but in widely published photos seemed unlike any dog or wolf in the area. Photos from other angles seem to show a chow- or akita-mixed breed dog. It was reported that "the carcass was picked clean by vultures before experts could examine it". For years, residents of Maine have reported a mysterious creature and a string of dog maulings. In May 2007, a series of reports on national Colombia news reported more than 300 dead sheep in the region of Boyaca, and the capture of a possible specimen to be analyzed by zoologists at Universidad Nacional of Colombia. In August 2007, Phylis Canion found three animals in Cuero, Texas. She and her neighbors purported to have discovered three strange animal carcasses outside Canion's property. She took photographs of the carcasses and preserved the head of one in her freezer before turning it over for DNA analysis. Canion reported that nearly 30 chickens on her farm had been exsanguinated over a period of years, a factor which led her to connect the carcasses with the chupacabra legend. State Mammologist John Young estimated that the animal in Canion's pictures was a Gray Fox suffering from an extreme case of mange. In November 2007, biology researchers at Texas State University–San Marcos determined from DNA samples that the suspicious animal was merely a coyote. On January 11, 2008, a sighting was reported at the province of Capiz in the Philippines. Some of the residents from the barangay believed that it was the chupacabra that killed eight chickens. The owner of the chickens saw a dog-like animal attacking his chickens. The chupacabra has often been spotted in Michigan. A recent sighting occurred in Grand Haven, when a forty-two year old man claimed he saw it suck the blood out of a cat. On July 5, 2008, a 32 year old female was driving with her brights on when she witnessed a strange grey kangaroo like creature digging in a trash bin next to the road in Holly. It appeared to be over 3 feet tall with large glowing red eyes and a long pointy face. The creature reached for the ground with its front arms and jumped forward with its back legs swinging in front of it like a rabbit before it disappeared into the woods.
On August 8, 2008, a DeWitt County deputy, Brandon Riedel, filmed an unidentifiable animal along back roads near Cuero, Texas on his dashboard camera. The animal was about the size of a coyote but was hairless with a long snout, short front legs and long back legs. However, Reiter's boss, Sherrif Jode Zavesky, believes it may be the same species of coyote identified by Texas State University–San Marcos researchers in November 2007.
Theories
It has been described as similar to gargoyles, so it has been theorized that the creatures were seen in Medieval Europe. According to this theory, gargoyles were carved to resemble chupacabras, to keep the public afraid of any place with gargoyles. Certain South American rain forest natives believe in the "mosquito-man", a mythical creature of their folklore that pre-dates modern chupacabras sightings. The mosquito-man sucks the blood from animals through his long nose, like a big mosquito. Some say mosquito-man and chupacabras are one and the same. Some cryptozoologists speculate that chupacabras are alien creatures. Chupacabras are widely described as otherworldly, and, according to one witness report, NASA may be involved with this particular alien's residency on earth. The witness reported that NASA passed through an area in Latin America, with a trailer that was thought to contain an incarcerated creature. Some people in the island of Puerto Rico believe that the chupacabras were a genetic experiment from some United States' government agency, which escaped from a secret laboratory in El Yunque, a mountain in the east part of the island.
Art/Fiction
In episode 1-01 ("Dia de los Dangerous") of The Venture Bros., the chupacabra is said to be an urban legend at first, but appears later in the episode. The episode "El Mundo Gira" of the TV series X-Files is about a man believed to be El Chupacabras (an issue of the Topps comic book based on the FOX series also featured the chupacabras). In November of 2005 the Sci-Fi Channel aired a movie called Chupacabras, about a beast killing on a cruise ship. An episode of Dexter's Laboratory had the Chupacabras as one of Dexter's experiments (which he named Charlie) that escaped to South America. Throughout the episode, Dexter could not remember the creature's purpose until the end, when he realized that he created Charlie to scare Dee Dee. In an episode of Jackie Chan Adventures, the Chupacabras only came out at night, and attacked the live-stock in its area. If the Chupacabras bit or scratched a person, he or she would become a chupacabra, similar to the mythical Werewolf. Canadian punk-pop bank Chixdiggit recorded a song named "Chupacabra". Psychedelic Welsh rockers the Super Furry Animals released a song called "Chupacabras" on their 1997 album "Radiator". A monster named El Chupanibre appeared in an episode of the TV Series Futurama. In an episode of Maya & Miguel, the twins claimed that they had a Chupacabras as a pet, and tried to trick the whole town into believing them, before realizing that the real chupacabra was there.
Hoaxed Chupacabras photo
The hoaxed chupacabra museum photo. At the height of the chupacabra craze, there were many "Goatsucker Home Pages" on the Internet. The web site of radio host Art Bell posted an alleged photograph of a living chupacabra, depicting a creature later exposed as a statue from a museum exhibit.
See also
Cryptozoology Vampire Similar creatures include: Jersey Devil Skunk Ape Mothman Monkey-man of New Delhi
External links
Cryptozoo: El Chupacabras A Straight Dope article on the chupacabras "Chupacabras! The Legend Begins" Real Player documentary on the Chupacabras Possible capture of Chupacabras on August 25, 2005 (with pictures and video) "Chupacabras Race 100km" "The most fun mountain bike race in the world" Mysteries Megasite Homepage, Click on "Chupacabra" Malevolent Alien Abduction Research: Alien Races/Species : Chupacabra Chupacabra
Read From Duffs Till Dawn
So,you've come for a tale on this all hallows eve that'll fill you all up full of Dread?Well beware lads and lassies,you'll fear to believe what i say,cause you'll wish you were dead.it all started one night at Moe's corner pub,where the barflies and rummies convene,when prof.Frink came and drank a bottle of scotch from the scene.now the usual patrons took notice of this and let out a cheer of respect,but'ol Frink gave a glare a glare you would not expect.that's when barney,the lush,let erupt a burp from the depth of his gut,and then homer,he stood very quick cause he thought the sound came from his butt.Frink lept to his feet,pulling out from his coat,a strange gadget he'd made in his shop,Telling all who could hear,"There's a beast on the loose maybe you should call a cop!"It was right about then the barkeeper said he wouldn't condone silly tales.He felt ghoules were for kids and the talk of them might affect sales.Frink just switched on a device and said "Jinkies!its just what i feared!"Im detecting some things that are weird!"Don't come in here pointing and using big talk"said Moe.But Frink explained "there's a creature afoot that escaped from from my lab down the block!"Barney,Homer and Moe peered at Frink as if he was a fool,And then Homer let loose with a mind-numbing scream....at the end of the bar stood a ghoul.It was maybe a foot from head to toe,with some lizard like spikes going down his back,And a beak-like syringe-thing below its dark eyes that forebode an oncoming attack.Moe ducked under his bar,springing up with a gun he kept for times such as this,But the beast,much to quick,plunged its beak in Moe's neck,draining Moe with a bloodsucking kiss.Then chief Wiggum strolled in,only wanting to drink down a beer,When it made a jup for wiggums head and proceeded to puncture his ear.Old man Jasper was next followed soon by bumblebee guy,Then the sea captain dropped there were a few people left there to die..... Homer.J.Simpson was still at the bar when the creature looked for more blood.It hunched over,then sprang at'ol Homers round head landing with a "thud."As the beast planned its meal not knowing it would be its last.Saw barney at the end of the last stool....flat on his back,his head under the tap The creature started to drool.he juped on poor barney to drunk to fight and sank its beak in Barney's stomach not knowing it was its last bite.As it sucked,the thing's face showed that something was wrong,and let out a burp from its beak.Barneys contents had made the beast drunk as a skunk,and soon,Down to the floor fell the freak."Chupacabras"said Frink"was what we called the beast,since it likes to drink blood from a goat."If there's one thing we've grown in the lab I fear,I assure you this gets my vote.Homer smiled,content that his life had been spared because once again,beer saved the day.
So sleep lightly,my lads,when you lay down for bed,and you might want to leave on a light...... ...for who knows what else might escape from Frinks lab....and with that I must bid you goodnight.... thumb|300px|right
See also
- Simpsons Comics in the UK
- Simpsons Comics
- Simpsons Comics 41
- Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror
- Simpsons Comics 31
LINKS- http://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Chupacabra
