HOUSTON — The mythical chupacabra has stoked fear and curiosity across Latin America, Texas and other parts of the U.S. for decades.

Like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, people have been claiming they saw the monstrous creatures since the first sighting was reported in Puerto Rico in 1995.

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According to urban legend, chupacabras are blood-sucking beasts with razor-sharp fangs and glowing eyes that prey on small livestock and other animals. They've been blamed for attacks on goats, sheep and other domestic animals, leaving uneaten carcasses that were drained of blood.

The name is derived from the Spanish words chupar (“to suck”) and cabra (“goat”) and can be translated as “goat-sucker," according to Britannica.

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