The body of a dead animal thought to be that of a Chupacabras has been found and filmed in Nicaragua.
Specialists described the animal as an uncommon species after a careful examination of its skeleton. It presents yellow hair on its short tail,
large eye-sockets, soft skin like that of a bat, large claws and fangs, and a crest on its main vertebrae. Could this be the Chupacabras? A team of
biologists and veterinarians from Leon must now answer the question.The skeleton of the animal that quenched its thirst with the blood of sheep on the
San Lorenzo farm, owned by Jorge Luis Talavera and located at Km. 154 of Malpaisillo,Nicaragua, was found in the early morning hours of Monday
(28/8/2000) some 80 meters away from the paddock where it procured its victims. "The creature could be a hybrid of several species, created in a
laboratory by means of genetic engineering," noted Giocconda Chevez, Malpaisillo's veterinarian.
Controversy Rages Over Alleged Body of Chupacabra Found in Nicaragua
Personally, much as I would like this to be a real Chupacabra, it's probably just a dead dog. Apart from the crest on the vertebrae (which could be
a genetic anomaly, like the people who have vestigial tails), the rest of the description seems like the decomposing corpse of a dog.
[Edited on 29-3-2004 by Pisky]