Chupacabra, Werewolf or Vampire or Neither?

[Bridgette]

What do you think the Chupacabra is?

I personally thing it is either neither or vampire.

Question: What do you think the Chupacabra is?
Werewolf
Vampire
Neither: Not real, Alien etc.

[chasingmidnight]

I'm not sure that I believe in them or not, but I'm sure if they do exist that they're not vampires or werewolves.

[DarkWolf]

The chupacabra IS a vampire. There's no question. A vampire-something is a creature that is dependant on blood for survival/health as a sole food source. A chupacabra is a mysterious creature that feeds on the blood of goats. The name itself is "goat sucker" in Spanish.

The chupacabra is a vampire, that's not a question. If you want it to believe it's a werecreature as well you're fine since werecreature just means something that is a human capable of transforming into a different creature. So it's possible for something to be both vampire and werecreature.

As for it being a werewolf - uh, no. Nothing humanly or wolfish in anything relative to it in any way whatsoever by any stretch of the imagination.

So whether you believe it's a vampire or not is not a factor. As a naming mechanism it's a vampire - it feeds on blood alone and survives by blood. That alone makes it a vampire.

EDIT:

I also add that my vote for "vampire" is based on it existing as a myth. I don't believe the thing itself exists, but this is the myth section not biology & environment. I don't believe the goat sucker (El Chupacabra) is real. I believe it's a myth like any other - a fabrication based on fiction and/or sheer stupidity mixed in with ignorance.

[xxMatolfxx]

Though I believe in most myths. I can't say I believe in this one.

Now that I read your post DW I must agree with you. It is a vampire by myth. Though I voted for not real, if I believed in it then I would vote for that.

[Abracadabra]

i reckon (if its real) its some sorta of sub-speices of vampire...

or just a new speices of creature all together not related to vampires...

[Shield_Wulf]

DarkWolf is right in that it is classified as a Vampire, in all the book I have about Vampire Myths(all 2 of them hehe), they have it in there. Also then stories about it aren't all that old ether. It started in 1987, and reports of siting from Eyewitness started ass early as 1990. Do I believe there really, I don't know I'm tried of trying to figure out if thing like this are real or not, if they are they are.

[NightClaw]

Hi,

Well i do belive in Chupacabras and i dont think that they are any kind of vampires or werewolfs,sure there blood suckers,but what they realy are is hard to explane..i think that they are some kinda medium size animals whit sharp fangs and maybe fuzzy(furry) could be could have a strong body tipe whit what they can easyly overcome a sheep(or whatever animal they feed on),there are maybe diffrante kinds of Chupacabras Bigger, smaller,furry,scales (like a lizard),or who knows?:confused:

[DarkWolf]

sure there blood suckersSince that's all that is required to be a vampiric animal then yes, a chupacabra would be a vampire creature. I don't mean vampire as in a special undead person. I mean as something that requires a diet of blood to survive. It's the reason why the blood-drinking bat is called a "vampire bat", why a blood-drinking leech is called a "vampire worm". If a chupacabra requires a diet of blood (which it does in myth) then it's a vampire.

[chasingmidnight]

The chupacabra IS a vampire. There's no question. A vampire-something is a creature that is dependant on blood for survival/health as a sole food source. A chupacabra is a mysterious creature that feeds on the blood of goats. The name itself is "goat sucker" in Spanish.


The way you mean vampire, yeah, it's a vampire definitely. But by vampire I had meant a human sort of, just undead and all. Not some type of creature, but I also agree that chupacabras don't exist anyway.

[Transform me]

I belive that its neither. Why? Because Humans can live off blood, doesn't make them a vampire. So it really isnt a Werewolf or vampire. (I HATE VAMPIRES)

[Shield_Wulf]

No human can't live off blood. I can remember the word(DarkWolf would know), but it makes Humans sick and the throw it up. It's not health really to drink blood at all. Vampire can drink it and not get sick and survive on it. I yes and I bet you do hate Vampires, you knew I tried of this....I'm a vamp and hate wolves or the, I'm a were and eat vamp for breakfast. That shit didn't start till the whole movie scene did it. I'm not going to go into my whole rant about Myth, I read a lot okay so I know shit...lol. Take it away DW(it's your turn).

[DarkWolf]

Aye I do know. :p The word is "emetic". Blood, in larger quantities has an emetic quality. This means it makes you vomit. Some can and come can't drink it depending on the variety of dietary differences we humans have. However, to my knowledge there has yet to be a single person recorded who can sustain their life solely from the drinking of blood.

As a human our dietary systems are omnivorous. This helps us be adaptable as we can live on either flesh or plants. This does mean that as flesh-eaters we do ingest blood and it can be very nutritional for us. But only in certain quantities. Rare/raw steaks and black puddings or sucking on a cut finger are all common and don't result in vomiting or anything. The emetic response only comes into effect when the body ingests too much - it causes the body to try and remove some by vomiting to prevent a chance of causing damage. Salt is an emetic, too. Too much blood or too much salt in a single dose will cause the body to reject it since too much of anything can be harmful. Our bodies are not designed to live off that substance or source of nutrition - we're supposed to get our nutrients from multiple sources.

Vampire creatures such as a vampire bat or blood-drinking leech or lamprey or any of the many others use the blood of others as a main or sole source of nutrition and so their digestive systems are designed around that. They can feed on all the blood they want until they're full with no negative reactions.

Humans are not vampiric creatures. We can gain nutrition from blood but too much too quickly will cause us to vomit it back up. We are not capable of living solely off blood. It doesn't provide all the nutrients we need to survive let alone be healthy.

Even famous 'lifestyle vampires' like Don Henrie admit that they don't live off blood. They admit they are not true vampires. They are human. They just like/want blood and can tolerate larger amounts than most. They do not deny being human and do require other food to survive and be healthy.

So yes, if a chupacabra exists as the myth states then it is a vampire because it does require a diet consisting solely off blood.

No, humans are not vampires, and no, a human can not live off blood. We require other food sources as well in order to survive.

[Abracadabra]

i reckon they look maybe something like the wargs of Lord Of The Rings but maybe longer noses..... and i think they hibernate and probaly live in borrows


and yes i think they can be classified as a speices of vampire (like vampire bats or leeches)


(again sorry about spelling guys)

[Transform me]

You know, from now I think its neither niether vampire or werewolf

[Hamster_Mommy]

I don't think Chupas are werewolves or vampires by how people typcially think of werewolves or vampires.
They are parasites so could be called vampiric in that respect.
I don't know if they're real, legend, or hoax, but from what the media has shown on them I think they are alien in origin and beastial.
Maybe they are someone's biological experiement, or an alien pet? If they are real and from Earth they are definitely a cryptid (unknown/undiscovered species) which will hopefully be learned more about someday.
I've heard they don't like to tangle with things larger then them for feeding purposes, that they prefer goats and small livestock, but have attacked children and the elderly too in Mexico and other regions with frequent reports of them.

[Ferocious]

They more likely represent a bit of both myths, although the bloodsucking aspect definitely points out more of vampirism, but who knows on the source of which these myths have been passed down. I didn't mean to vote for werewolf, so if a mod could please remove my vote it would be appreciated.


If it does exist, there is more detailed information that would need to be confirmed before placing it in either or neither category.

[chasingmidnight]

So do I. Vampires=leech. Or some sort of other parasite.

[BlackRosePhantom]

I think the chupacabra is neither the a vampire (as in Count Dracula) or a werewolf. Personally I don't think that it even exist, but if it does then it would have to a human experiment (or other type of experiment) gone bad by the U.S. government in Pôrto Rico (as it is not a state yet still is U.S. territory). It would kind of be like the Kyropteran on Blood +. Also, if you actually read/watched reports/documentaries on it then you would know that it also , supposedly, sometimes eats some of the organs of its prey. That would mean that it can't soully survive on blood either, yet blood would still be its primary source of nutrition.

[Rele WT]

I honestly don't think that they're real, but ifthey were I think that they'd be neither avampire or a werewolf. THey might have vampiric qualities, but they aren't vampires. Like I don't consider vampire bats or bloodsucking leeches to be vampires.

[Canis Lupus]

DW is right. That thing, if it exists, is a vampire. Not like the undead blood-suckers we know from horror movies and books, but like the vampire bat.

[Rele WT]

Well, by that deffiniton I agree. Although I don't know what Bridgette was refering to when she said vampire, so on second thought, I don't really have an answer.

[Shazza]

The chupacabra IS a vampire. There's no question. A vampire-something is a creature that is dependant on blood for survival/health as a sole food source. A chupacabra is a mysterious creature that feeds on the blood of goats. The name itself is "goat sucker" in Spanish.

The chupacabra is a vampire, that's not a question. If you want it to believe it's a werecreature as well you're fine since werecreature just means something that is a human capable of transforming into a different creature. So it's possible for something to be both vampire and werecreature.

As for it being a werewolf - uh, no. Nothing humanly or wolfish in anything relative to it in any way whatsoever by any stretch of the imagination.

So whether you believe it's a vampire or not is not a factor. As a naming mechanism it's a vampire - it feeds on blood alone and survives by blood. That alone makes it a vampire.

EDIT:

I also add that my vote for "vampire" is based on it existing as a myth. I don't believe the thing itself exists, but this is the myth section not biology & environment. I don't believe the goat sucker (El Chupacabra) is real. I believe it's a myth like any other - a fabrication based on fiction and/or sheer stupidity mixed in with ignorance.

1: I'm sorry if this is a bump, but it's still July. So heh.

2: You took the words right outta my mouth. The Chupacabra's known down here in Texas and Mexico. Actually, further south of Texas close to Mexico's border. But now allow me to fill you in...The Chupacabra is, true as you said, real and does feed on blood. But the last sighting of one, which was lastyear I believe, has been said it was going after cats and dogs.

It's body type is skinny and amazingly fast, from what I've last heard. And it was gray and had little hair on it. And that people at first thought it was a cat for it's size. It's bigger than a cat, but not by much. It has sharp teeth AND fangs, two long ones.

NOTE TO ALL: The pic you are about to see is of a dead chupcabra. Died of starvation. And I'm only posting this to show you all what it looks like. I didn't see a pic, course my cpu lagged x.x (http://www.hufos.net/images/Texas_Chupacabra.jpg )

THAT is a chupcabra. Now, IMO,it looks more like a small wolf. So it's possible it CAN be a wolf/vampire.

Or

All three. We can't be the only life forms out here. Hell *I* believe in vampires. Like the supernatural. Not just I fave of them but because of facts I've found/learned.

Edit: Ugh I thought the last post date was 7/16/07 for somereason I'm sorry! >.<;;;;

[BlackRosePhantom]

It (the picture) actually looks like a Chihuahua to me. Though, there are parts that don't say Chihuahua me, there is an explination that doesn't involve it being called a made up creature. Have you ever herd of crossbreeding? It's actually quite common, and if you had a DNA sample from the poor thing (because it's dead, not because of its life), then my therory has a very high probability of bing right.

[Aeolus]

I think the chupacabra is neither the a vampire (as in Count Dracula) or a werewolf. Personally I don't think that it even exist, but if it does then it would have to a human experiment (or other type of experiment) gone bad by the U.S. government in Pôrto Rico (as it is not a state yet still is U.S. territory). It would kind of be like the Kyropteran on Blood +. Also, if you actually read/watched reports/documentaries on it then you would know that it also , supposedly, sometimes eats some of the organs of its prey. That would mean that it can't soully survive on blood either, yet blood would still be its primary source of nutrition.


You would also know that there are always two minute holes found in the victims. It is thought it sucks nutrients through these. I don't think it is a vampire, but it has to be something.

I always think of Jeepers Creepers when I think about a Chupacabra. I guess he was a vampire, but to me it just seems like something entirely different.

[Niktoma]

Thanks Shazza! I'd never seen that picture before.

BlackRose is right, it does look part chihuahua, but it seems bigger. Maybe I'm just used to the toy-sized Paris Hilton style chihuahuas. My boyfriend has a Jack Russell, and it seems as if that animal is about the same size.

As far as the whole werewolf/vampire thing, if your only criterion is whether or not Chupe drinks and survives completely or mostly on blood, then yes, it is vampiric. But if you make the distinction between vampire and Vampire, you might need more evidence. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Dracula able to transform into a dog or wolf shape? I seem to remember something about a big black dog jumping off the ship, but I haven't read that story in ages.

[UNODRAGONE]

it looks like a kangeroo to me :shrug: I'll be it a rapid Kangeroo. I don't see how it sucks blood and nutrients since it's teeth are primarily, from the picture, canine (ie. for ripping and shredding not sucking). I don't personally believe in it, I think the attacks can easily be summed up to vampire bats feeding and someone out there drinking a little too much and seeing things.

[LV426]

It looks like a dead italian greyhound.

[Hamster_Mommy]

I've seen way cooler, convincing witness drawings and photo images of what chupas (supposidly) look like and their attacks. If I can find some I'll post them here for fun to spice up the debate.

[Pickle Tickler]

It's not natural...it's like Bigfoot...so that makes it...AN ALIEN!!!

(SPOILER ALERT: Bigfoot is Chewbacca and the Chupacabra is Jar Jar Binx.)

Oops...

[Abracadabra]

yea it looks like some sort of cross breed, a different one but a cross breed none the less, though it certainly spiked this topic up haha

[peanut4]

i think that it is a werewolf just not looking like one:D

[Swiftpaw Fatfox]

I think what is draining the blood of animals, what people are seeing, and what's behind animal mutilations are all different creatures. The blood draining could be a vampiric creature, the sightings seem to fit the description of a heterodontosaurus, and the mutilations could be caused by raptors

[specopssoldier]

nothing...just some sick cult or something with sharp objects and perhaps a drain to stick in main bloodvains.

and for those that think otherwise...well kill it and show it. As long there is no corpse i dont believe it..

[MorganaFang]

Most of the time the creatures that get caught as chuppies in Puerto Rico or Mexico are mange ridden Coyotes. They look pretty nifty though I'm sure they're in a lot if pain which is sad.

Also logically speaking, when an animal suddenly dies it drains of it's fluids rather quick and flies are super attracted to that so they will instantly start burying into the skin.

This accounts for the lack of blood in dead animals found as well as the "teeth marks" often found. Nothing vampiric or otherwise in the least about those phenomena.

However, I remain hopeful there is an actual species of animal out there that is basically bigger version of a vampire bat sans wings.

[Swiftpaw Fatfox]

Giant vampire bats, that would be a little creepy but hopefully it's smarter then bush

[Raphahel]

I think Chupacabra is just an animal,that is yet to be discovered and studied.
Not that i don't believe in life in other planets,but i just think that those little green man ahve a lot of other stuff to do,rather than just coming here to suck the blood out of our cattle (goats). A werewolf? nahh...theyr leftovers would be just a pile of shiny bones and a few patches of furr,and a vampire does not left such markings in the body (either a vampire creature in bilogocal therms,or even the mithological prince of darkness).

[purewolvensoul]

hey there every one im new and i know this is a fourn and all but no one has talked to me yet so i thought i need to talk to them :)
any way i dont think that a chupacabra is either many creatures have different names but y coulnt it exist maybe we dont really no what it is and never will but all i can say i that dont decide any thing untill i know all the facts keep an open mind and u never know one day u might meet one then u can ask it lol :)

[UNODRAGONE]

Problem solved :)


http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/02/chupacabra.ap/index.html

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc310/tafasul/coyote.jpg

[Canis Lupus]

I think what is draining the blood of animals, what people are seeing, and what's behind animal mutilations are all different creatures. The blood draining could be a vampiric creature, the sightings seem to fit the description of a heterodontosaurus, and the mutilations could be caused by raptors

Wow, 3 non-existent creatures!
You're only making it worse that way.

The only vampiric creature I know of is the vampire bat, which only makes a little cut and drinks the blood that leaks from it. No draining, just licking a wound.

As for the heterodontosaurus and the raptor, they're both extinct. That means there's not one left on the surface of the earth.