
Some villagers in Kazakhstan claimed to have
tracked down two bloodsucking creatures called
'chupacabra', a legendary creature which preys on
livestock. They believe that the creatures had
been targeting and slaughtering their local farm
animals so they had to be killed.
The video footage and photos of he slaughtered
animals have sparked outrage online as there is
an argument over the true identity of the
animals. Some people saying they are mere cats
while others are convinced they are evil, pointing
out their huge fangs.
Those who are convinced the creatures are evil
point say they have been killing cattle, sheep, and
chickens by sucking out all of their blood
The photos and accompanying footage have been
widely shared after being posted on a Kazakh
news site. People in the video appear to speak a
Chinese dialect, so local media believe it was
filmed by Dungan people - Muslims of Chinese
origin - on the border between Kazakhstan and
China.
One local forum user called Baty said:
"These creatures have been killing chickens
and sheep. They don't eat the flesh but just
suck out all of the blood."
Another called Ant agreed, saying:
"These creatures are not cats and they are
slaughtering cattle at night, they are not
interested in meat, only in blood."
But one user, simply called N, said:
"These are decomposed bodies that
belonged to cats, they swelled up like this
because they were in water for a long
time."
The chupacabra, which literally means "goat-
sucker", is from the folklore of parts of the
Americas, with the first purported sightings
reported in Puerto Rico.
The name comes from the animal's reported
habit of attacking and drinking the blood of
livestock especially goats.
Physical descriptions of the creature vary. It is
said to be a heavy creature, the size of a small
bear, with huge teeth and a row of spines down
its back.
Eyewitness sightings have been reported as far
north as Maine, in the US, and as far south as
Chile in South America.
They have also been reported sightings outside
the Americas in countries including Russia and
the Philippines.
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