{"id":130777,"date":"2023-09-22T14:04:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=130777"},"modified":"2023-09-22T14:04:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:04:55","slug":"fears-vampire-like-monster-dubbed-el-chupacabra-is-on-the-rampage-after-goats-sheep-butchered-in-mass-decapitation-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/fears-vampire-like-monster-dubbed-el-chupacabra-is-on-the-rampage-after-goats-sheep-butchered-in-mass-decapitation-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Fears vampire-like monster dubbed \u2018El Chupacabra\u2019 is on the rampage after goats &amp; sheep butchered in mass decapitation | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FARMERS fear a bloodsucking creature called a chupacabra is on the rampage after dozens of goats and sheep were decapitated.<\/p>\n<p>They are begging authorities to investigate the mass slaughter after finding their livestock butchered.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/chupacabra-blamed-mass-decapitation-goats-846932904.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The farmers found some of their animals missing their heads while tending to their land.<\/p>\n<p>Other carcasses were intact, but with deep bite marks on their necks, as if made by fangs in Tambola, Atlahuilco, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Locals now worry a vampire-like chupacabra \u2014 also known as a goatsucker \u2014 may be behind the recent spate of attacks.<\/p>\n<p>And they fear the <span>next<\/span> victim may be a person.<\/p>\n<h2><span>read more on mythical beasts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nk_MonsterFears_comp.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Mysterious &#8216;mythical demon&#8217; spotted after fields of livestock found dead<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/composite-chupacabra.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Terrifying &#8216;chupacabra&#8217; beast captured and killed by a pitchfork-wielding villagers<\/h3>\n<p>Local authorities have told residents of nearby towns to be vigilant.<\/p>\n<p>A livestock farmer in Zacamilola, four miles from Tambola, said: \u201cWe keep them in their pen during the day and at night under a shelter with light to watch over them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all on alert because we care about our animals. They say it\u2019s the chupacabra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if you remember that the same thing happened a few years ago, but then no more animals were found.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-24.jpg\"><\/picture><span>GONE TOO SOON <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Tragedy as Sheffield United star dies at 27 after signing new deal<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2018-premier-leagues-broadcast-deal-426607226.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FINAL WHISTLE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>BBC deny iconic football show under threat after huge drop in viewing figures<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GIF-Boxing-Hancock.gif?strip=all&amp;w=300&amp;h=192&amp;crop=1\"\/><\/picture><span>JAB-INET MINISTER <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Matt Hancock PUNCHED in face by footie star in first episode of Celeb SAS<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/msemail_GettyImages-483821279jpg-JS846540096.jpg\"><\/picture><span>DEAR DEIDRE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I had a foursome on holiday &#8211; now I&#8217;m so confused about my sexuality<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The woman added: \u201cA thorough search was conducted, and some thought it was a black panther with its cub, but nothing was found.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen they said it was a group of people who extracted the animals\u2019 blood and sold it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police in Atlahuilco say at least nine animals have been attacked since last Friday (15 Sept).<\/p>\n<p>Mayor, Jaime Rosales V\u00e1squez told local media: \u201cSimilar situations were reported last year in communities like Capultitla and Eyitepec.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd two years ago, there were sightings of two animals resembling black panthers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it is not ruled out that these may be the specimens attacking the livestock of the Tambola families this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have not confirmed the animal or animals behind the mass killings, but they have asked locals not to kill them if they come across them.<\/p>\n<p>They say they may be swooping on farms in search of food due to deforestation of their natural habitat.<\/p>\n<p>The local authorities said: \u201cWe know they are endangered species and are just seeking nourishment. However, we do need to be vigilant, especially with children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The chupacabra, in Latin American popular legend, is a monstrous creature that attacks animals and consumes their blood.<\/p>\n<p>Chupacabras were first reported in Puerto Rico in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>They were blamed for attacks on livestock and poultry, supposedly leaving uneaten carcasses that were drained of blood.<\/p>\n<p>Early reports described a creature that stood upright and resembled a large reptilian kangaroo with huge red eyes.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE SUN STORIES<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GIF-Boxing-Hancock.gif?strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\" role=\"img\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>Matt Hancock PUNCHED in face by footie star in first episode of Celeb SAS<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24076898-1695323009643.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>MAFS UK\u2019s Laura was on another HUGE reality show before E4 programme<\/h3>\n<p>Later accounts said it looked something like a mix between a dingo and a bird.<\/p>\n<p>No actual specimens have ever been found.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/drone-footage-shows-dark-two-846933012.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/goat-found-strange-wounds-no-846932963.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/24089420\/monster-goats-and-sheep-butchered-decapitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FARMERS fear a bloodsucking creature called a chupacabra is on the rampage after dozens of goats and sheep were decapitated.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fears vampire-like monster dubbed \u2018El Chupacabra\u2019 is on the rampage after goats &amp; 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