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have been sent to labs, such as the Texas A&M Veterinary Lab, and have been identified as coyotes or coyote-dog hybrids with mange and internal parasites. Out of all the sightings, only a very few Chupacabras have actually been examined by scientists. There are countless backyard sightings and photographs of strange-looking animals that could very well just be coyotes, but maybe they are not....

-Eamon Decker

Chupacabra Illustration resembling a strange reptile

-Le Cire