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SOURCE: La Nueva Provincia.com

DATE: Sunday, April 20, 2003

STRANGE ANIMAL CAUGHT: THE "CHUPACABRAS"?

SANTIAGO DE CHILE (EFE) -- A bizarre animal caught in a small community of southern Chile was immediately associated by local residents with the enigmatic "Chupacabras", since dozens of birds who died by exsanguination were found in that area some time ago.

According to police reports, the black, catlike animal -- showing considerable differences in its ears and hind legs -- was captured by residents of the Pinchulao settlement in the commune of Lautaro, 690 km. south of Santiago.

The "Prensa Austral" newspaper from Temuco, a town adjacent to Lautaro, specified that the strange beast was caught in the process of exsanguinating a hen.

The animal will be examined by local veterinarians and analyzed to determine the species it belongs to.

Every so often, the legendary "Chupacabras" becomes a news item in Chile. It is accused of slaying and sucking dry goats, pigs, rabbits, chickens and other animals, although its existence has never been verified.

In late May 2000, residents of the northern city of Calama and nearby communities blamed the U.S. space agency, NASA, for the Chupacabras's manifestations and attacks. In that year, the predator's inroads caused havoc among the area's farm animals as well as in other parts of Chile. At the time, resdents of [Calama], located 1584 km north of Santiago, claimed that U.S. scientists were in the area and "lost control of at least three genetic experiments", only managing to recover two of them.

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SOURCE: Diario Austral de Araucania

DATE: April 21, 2003

STRANGE ANIMAL MYSTERY CONTINUES

The article published yesterday by this news organ elicited a variety of responses in regard to the capture of a strange animal in a rural sector of the Lautaro commune. The animal--found by a local resident--was caught in the act of sucking blood from a chicken's neck. The specimen is in the possession of Ricardo Candia, officer in charge of the local TV station (USTV) in the city of Toquí, who had the creature embalmed in order to preserve it.

The mystery still continues for this professor and self-taught researcher. "No one has been able to tell me what it is. I'm hoping that some specialist may clarify the mystery surrounding its capture."

It is worth noting that the animal--measuring some 30 cm long -- was captured by residents of the Pinchulao settlement, property of Prof. Luis Méndez, in the Rinconada sector, some 19 km from Lautaro.

Around 20:00 hrs last Wednesday, Samuel Cayumán was inside his dwelling in the company of his wife when both heard a strange sound coming from the henhouse, located only a few meters from their home. Concerned for his poultry, the worker went outside and headed toward the structure to take a look. He removed his keys and unlocked the door to enter a space fenced by barbed wire, but the darkness kept him from seeing anything strange going on within.

He suddenly seized one of the hens. Upon taking it outside for a better look, he noticed that a dark and hairy animal was dangling from its neck. He immediately let go of the bird and gripped the strange being that had already drained all of the hen's blood. Cayumán separated it and killed it.

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SOURCE: El Tribuno Digital

DATE: April 21, 2003 11:43 AM

IS CHILEAN CHUPACBRAS A YAGUARUNDI?

** Animal similar to the Yaguarundi was caught in an area in which dozens of birds lost lives**

The strange legend of the "Chupacabras" is not discarded: the animal found yesterday is quite similar to a cat, or more precisely, the Yaguarundi of the Chaco region. It was immediately associated with the "Chupacabras" by the locals, since some time ago dozens of birds died from exsanguination in that region.

According to the police report, the black-furred animal resembling a cat, but with notable differences in its ears and hind legs, was captured by leaseholders of the Pinchulao settlement in the commune of Lautaro, 690 km south of Santiago.

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The creature appears to be a wild cat. However, it continues to inspire songs and magazine features. Throughout its existence it has fed the fires of popular culture and speculation. Like the Loch ness monster, it has been named in the tales of various countries and cultures.

Other creatures are described as half-man/half-animal, while others seemed to be predecessors of the Chupacabras, the Yeti's tropical kinsman (sic). These beings were never given a name, although the propular press dubbed them "Cangodrilos".

The following is an image of the "Yaguarundi" provided by Christian Quintero of Planeta UFO.

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SOURCE: Diario Austral de Temuco

DATE: April 24, 2003

CHILE: Captured Animal is a "Guiña"

Veterinarian Luis Hernán Briones Torres told this newspaper through an

e-mail that the animal captured in a rural sector of Lautaro, and which has

unchained a veritable psychosis is nothing more than a guiña, and has

nothing to do with the "Chupacabras".

It is worth noting that the specimen was captured inside a henhouse of the

Pinchunlao reduction, some 19 km. from Lautaro on the road to Galvarino, in

Chile's 9th Region.

After learning that a "mysterious animal" had attacked a henhouse in the

commune of Lautaro, and which according to an alleged specialist represented

a genetc mutation of some sort upon which DNA tests would be performed, the

expert stated that they can save their money: the animal in question is

nothing more than a guiña.

The specimen of Felis guigna-- says the expert--better known as guiña or

Guiña cat -- is an native species of the Chilean and Argentine fauna, and of

which two specimens were known to exist in the Niri-Vilcún National Park.

Including one which was the same color referred to in the newspaper. On the

internet there are several locations where information on this wild feline

can be found. It is defined as "an excellent hunter."

One of the websites states that the guiña's environment ranges from Coquimbo

to Chiloé and Isla Grande and Las Guaitecas. It is found from sea level to

the treeline, feeding on birds, small mammals, rats and rabbits. At first

blush it resembles a housecat, but is smaller, more muscular, has rounded

ears and thick black fur.

"The peasantry's ingnorance about native fauna is truly astonishing. I'm

certain they know foxes and mountain lions. I am also certain that no one

with a fourth-grade education can believe that there is such a thing as a

"Chupacabras" in this world, and I cannot believe that [experts share such a

belief]. The news here was a important as saying that a fox ate a chicken in

a field."

For those interested in learning more about this feline, it shall suffice to

enter the name Felis guigna in a web browser to find dozens of sites on the

animal in question.

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SOURCE: "La Estrella del Loa"

DATE: June 26. 2003

"REPORTS NEVER REACHED A CONCLUSION ABOUT CHUPACABRAS"

In May 2002, Carlos Cantero, a senator for the Renovación Nacional party in

Chile's 2nd Region, requested a report from Francisco Segovia, governor of

El Loa, to find out the information handled by official agencies in regard

to the strange phenomenon that caused the deaths of hundreds of animals in

the region.

Faced with this request, which was presented even in the form of an official letter, Segovia forwarded Ordinary Official Letter No. 367 to the

parliamentarian, dated May 29th, in response to the senator's request.

The document clearly stated that the Investigation Police and then

sub-prefect of the Criminal Investigations Brigade, Adalberto Rehbein, that

"As per the foregoing, the provincial government is advised that no reliable information was ever secured regarding new animal deaths in this

jurisdiction, with the exception of press reports which ascribe the deaths

of animals in the area to some strange animal. The presence of such was not

detected."

The Civil Police's report also highlighted: "Likewise, our unit has not

received reports in regard to strange animal deaths, nor has the order been

received from local courts to look into this particular."

However, these replies did not satisfy the senator, who told the local press that the phenomenon was still a matter of social interest and that it was not possible to speculate on what was really going on without verifiable background information, given the lack of scientific bases on which to make a theories on the subject.

Today, three years after the deaths and when the subject remains on the

domestic agenda, Senator Carlos Cantero stated that the reports furnished by the authorities of the time do not clarify the matter. "No report ever

reached a reasonable conclusion. I am interested in the fact that there are

is no solid proof to show their conclusions. There is something rotten going on and there never existed an official statement in this regard, to clarify what happened in the community."

The parliamentarian ended by saying that "there is something very strange in all of this. I am a person who believes in what can be scientifically

proven. However, the deaths were never explained through the sciences and

many unanswered questions still remain."

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SOURCE: Revista TOC and Diario La Cuarta (Chile)

DATE: July 4, 2003

FIFTEEN ANIMALS SLAIN IN MINI-ZOO

TEMUCO.- Since Thursday, residents of Pillanlelbun, a town some 15 km from this city, have been shutting down henhouses, mangers and pigpens under lock and key and using crosses made of "palqui" after news of the mysterious deaths of 15 animals at the Ty Koyam Mini-Zoo became known.

The victims of this odd event, which remains unexplained, were six sheep imported from Somalia and nine deer, which were found dead with tear marks and bruises on their bodies and bites on their necks. They were scattered throughout the location.

A number of hypotheses were presented at first--everything ranging from the descent of starving pumas [from the Andean highlands] to wild dogs and the Chupacabras--which have been discarded given that the place is completely shut at night, thus making impossible any entry by animals.

Local residents are concerned and have entrusted themselves to their patron saints. Even those who profess not to believe, think the matter involves Satan.

Alejandro Fuentes, who owns the premises, stated yesterday that the investigation is in the hands of the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) of the 9th Region as well as the police, since the deaths of these animals represents a loss in excess of four million pesos.

In order to avoid any new attacks, and in view of the fact that llamas, alpacas, iguanas and apes also occupy the premises, Alejandro Fuentes and his assistants have placed traps all around the area. However, as of yesterday, the beast had not attacked again.

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SOURCE: Diario "La Estrella de Valparaíso"

DATE: July 12, 2003

CHUPACABRAS GETS A BEATING

A couple from Viña del Mar went through a horrifying experience after becoming aware that a strange animal, allegedly the Chupacabras, had entered into their back yard where it attacked the family's ducks. One of the ducks suffered a perfect perforation in its spine; the remaining three animals disappeared.

Most stunning for the protagonists of the event was that they managed to face see the animal, face it and even strike it repeatedly with a metal cart. But the intruder managed to escape; it's escape path was not ascertained.

This strange event was recorded early Wednesday morning this week (07/09). The witnesses were Juan Siliva Torres and Veronica Vildósola, residents of Las Maravillas street in the town of Santa Julia. Both were hesitant about disclosing their experience, since they feared they would not be believed. Curiously enought, this episode is similar to several other similar ones recorded in different parts of the area and the country which have been attributed to the legendary Chupacabras.

A horrible experience

Verónica Vildósola states that on the day in question, around 5 a.m., she heard strange noises: "First I heard blows on neighboring rooftops. It was like something jumping from one rooftop to another."

She added: "I suddenly heard something like a very heavy bird that landed on our roof. It immediately started to scratch the rooftop with its claws."

Faced with the fear that the animal or bird would attack the ducks kept in the backyard or the hens in their coops, she woke up her husband so he could go and take a look.

The attack

Juan Silva says: "Upon going outside, I saw an animal that wasn't a dog in spite of looking like a dog. It was in a corner, hunched over the spie of one of the ducks it had caught."

"I got closer, hurling the wrench I held in my hand against it. But since it didn't move, I began to strike it with the handle of a metal hand cart that was in the yard. The animal made some strange sounds, like moans of pain. Had it been a dog, it would have barked and yelped. But that wasn't the case." Silva adds that the creature "had very shiny eyes."

His wife continued the story. "I was holding a stick with which to strike what I thought was a dog. That's when I saw the critter trying to escape. It did so in a sem-erect position, as though walking hunched over on two legs. It looked at me and I also saw its shiny eyes. I don't know if I was paralyzed out of fear or for another reason."

The couple indicated that neighboring dogs began to bark like never before.

Footprints

They stated that after realizing that the duck over which the animal had crouched had a deep hole through which its blood had been drained. Since the animal was caught in the act, the bird had traces of blood over its feathers. Reporters from La Estrella saw that the attacked bird had an orifice 2 centimeters across; it was a perfect incision, as though created by a precision instrument. The family noted that three ducks had disappeared. "We found a wing belonging to one of them, but the other two we couldn't find, even after going out to the street and looking for it.

But the mysterious creature's escape was also a subject of high strangeness for the protagonists of this event. "Later on, we tried to see which way the animal could have escaped, but we didn't find any point through which it could've crossed. We think it could have only flown away," said the woman.

They noted that the animal only left some claw marks on the dirt. "These don't match dog paws either," stated Juan Silva.

Valparaíso, Viña del Mar and Quillota have been the scene for similar episodes in recent years. No logical explanation has hitherto been found for them. For this reason, those affected by poultry deaths have ascribed the attack to the alleged Chupacabras.

Furthermore, the case recorded in Santa Julia coincides in several aspects with the two latest ones known in Quillota. One of them is that the creature appears during the early morning hours, jumping from rooftop to rooftop. The other is that when faced with humans, these notice strange eye-glow which has even left them paralyzed.

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SOURCE: Diario La Cuarta

DATE: July 17, 2003

CHUPACABRAS IN LA PALMILLA?

***Terror spreads among farmers of La Palmilla, 6th Region. Guard dogs did not bark***

***Chupacabras Stomachs 29 Chickens***

Sedate residents of the La Palmilla sector of the peaceful commune of Rauco in the 6th Region were startled to find 29 hens with their legs in the air, completely exsanguinated and with twin holes on their necks. The peasantry was shocked at the find and without thinking twice, assigned blame to the now-legendary "Chupacabras" who had attacked again.

They had no doubts in their minds, because aside from the holes, the hens--which were all egg layers--were completly dry, as though some unknown beast had sucked their last drop of blood.

Still trembling from their fear of the "Chupacabras" and concerned by the loss of the birds, the residents noted that the deaths had occurred simultaneously in two neighboring houses on Tuesday morning.

What is strange about the matter and causes the belief in a supernatural animal partial to vampirism is that no resident heard nouses, which is very strange given the fact that hens tend to be very vocal if attacked. Even the guard dogs in both houses never realized what was going on, and never made a fuss.

The first attack affected the home of Maria Carolina Bravo, who lost 24 hens. According to this woman, upon inspecting the henhouse she found a hole through which some animal or the "Chupacabras" could have gotten through. The woman did not hear any sounds eather. Martha Varas was left speechless when she found five dead hens, slain in the same mysterious fashion, in her backyard.

Carabineros (state police) of the Rauco Barracks appeared immediately and witnessed the inexplicable hen slaying for themselves.

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SOURCE: Diario "El Centro" (Talca, Chile)

DATE: July 21, 2003

CHUPACABRAS PRINTS TO BE STUDIED BY GEO GROUP

CURICO. The prestigious GEO Group, devoted to the study of UFO phenomena, is studing the prints left by the alleged "Chupacabras" which apparently attacked thirty chickens during early morning hours last Tuesday in La Palmilla, Rauco commune.

A total of 24 birds were found exsanguinated within a henhouse belonging to María Carolina Bravo. In another nearby henhouse, five more hens expereinced a simiar attack; no explanation is forthcoming regarding the animal [whose fangs] pierced their neck and drew their blood.

Alfredo Nilo, a Curico-based researcher of UFO phenomena, visited the site of the incident and made casts of the prints which could belong to the legendary "Chupacabras". He was also able to secure samples of hair, whose origin shall be investigated. In this regard, and in order to perform more detailed studies, Alfredo Nilo took the samples to Santiago, specifically to the GEO Group, which specializes in UFO and paranormal phenomena. There he met with Alberto Urquiza, the group's president, who also participates in the "La Ley de la Selva" television show, in order to deliver the casts and perform an analysis.

"We were able to compare some of the prints of the most recent attack of this being, which occurred in Viña del Mar, and which have some similar characteristics with the Rauco evidence in the type of claw. However, the prints were left with GEO for a more thorough analysis, since they havce the necessary materials and instruments," said Nilo.

In this meeting, Urquiza made known his intention to visit the area in order to see the site where the "Chupacabras" attack allegedly occurred. Even when no specific date was given, it could take place within a few weeks. Alfredo Nilo said that for the time being they await the analyses to be performed by GEO in order to ascertain the type of animal or strange being that exsanguinated the hens from Rauco. He also noted that they are waiting for the report to be drafted by the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG)based on the hens that were removed from the site. The prints taken by Nilo from the site where the birds died correspond to one of the animal's legs, which is characterized by not bein "retractable" (sic) like those of a dog.

Furthermore, reddish hair was located which could eventually shed more light on the matter.

"We were also intersted in the fact that the birds' feathers appeared to have been chopped off as if by a knife. When a dog tears at something, it pulls out the feathers and they come out by the root. We are faced with the fact that a sharp object was responsible, and the prints show that the attacker had claws as thin and sharp as a knife," he said.

Nilo also recalled that a resident of La Palmilla is devoted to looking for water to build wells and tanks. He used his tools in one of the chicken coops where the creature or animal attacked the hens and found that the tools had acquired radiation and a strange energy.

"We believe it's an extraterrestrial pet, a programmed being, a hybrid or cloned species designed to extract bodily fluids or liquids from the birds in order to feed itself, or with another purpose altogether. It is associated to the UFO phenomenon and is very intelligent. For this reason it will not be captured," he added.

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SOURCE: www.lun.com/noticias

DATE: August 15, 2003

THE CHUPACABRAS REAPPEARS

MANAGUA -- Frightened peasants from a town in northeastern Nicaragua reported the sudden deaths of a number of sheep, apparently attacked by a strange animal known as "Chupacabras", according Managua based press sources.

According to residents of Tolapa, province of Leon, som 100 km from the capital city, this is "the return of the Chupacabras" -- a strange creature first reported in 1995 in Mexico and Puerto Rico and which was also reported in Nicaragua three years ago. "We found 12 dead female sheep [under the same circumstances] as those we lost three years ago. They had two holes in the neck," said farmer Alicia Icabalceta to "El Nuevo Diario".

Albertina Brenes, a resident of Tolapa -- the site where the first Nicaraguan chupacabras was reported -- claimed to have lost five sheep attacked by the mysterious animal. "One of my nephews heard lots of noise and the sheep were restless. When we woke up in the morning we found five dead sheep," said her son, Teodoro Rojas.

Farmers who claim having seen the "Chupacabras" describe it as a mix of dog and kangaroo, with hind legs larger than the front ones and "very shiny eyes", according to the newspaper.

The story captured the attention of the press in August 2000 when a farmer from Tolapa, Jorge Luis Talavera, claimed having shot the "Chupacabras". Upon examining its remains, veterinarians of the Univ. of Leon ruled it was a dog.

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SOURCE: El Nuevo Diario

DATE: August 15, 2003

THE RETURN OF THE CHUPACABRAS

***Kills 19 sheep in Malpaisillo***

***Same killing method: two punctures in the neck through which blood is sucked***

***Some countries believe it is an alien accidentally deposited on Earth***

by Marianela Flores Vergara (Malpaisillo, Leon)

The Chupacabras strikes again. At least that's what residents of Calle real de Tolapa say, following the sudden deaths of 19 sheep in this region in recent months.

Tolapa was in the domestic and international news in August 2000, when people began describing a strange animal that sucked the blood of helpless animals, leaving them dead.

The mysterious assailant known as "Chupacabras" was allegedly shot by one of the affected parties and found two days later near the San Lorenzo farm. It's body was sent to a university, where they said--despite the hunter's protests--that it was a dog.

The "Chupacabras" is a creature of modern myth whose first apparitions occured in 1995 in Puerto Rico and Mexico, where it slaughtered sheep with abandon.

Rather than being dismissed as a common cur -- the fate suffered by the Tolapa skeleton -- this unknown creature is held in awe in other countries, where it is even believed that it is a space alien which accidentally reached Earth and whiles away its time killing sheep in a most peculiar fashion, and feeding on them.

TOWN BELIEVES IT RETURNED

It needn't be said that the population of Tolapa, in Malpaisllo, was not content with the official ruling, and although the fatal blood extractions stopped with the alleged culprit's death, the enigmatic animal appears to be on the prowl once more.

"Two months ago we found 12 dead sheep, slain in the same manner as the ones we lost three years ago. They had twin perforations in the neck, but we didn't wish to alarm anyone, " said Alicia Icabalceta, mother of Jorge Luis Talavera, the farmer who gave the Chupacabras its death wound in 2000.

The attack continued against three goats which also perished. Local dwellers claim that the chupacabras has attacked again.

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Source: Diario "La Prensa" de Nicaragua

Date: August 17, 2003

TERRIFIED OF THE CHUPACABRAS

* Ranchers beleive that it has reappeared in Malpaisillo, Leon, and that it has slain more than 55 goats and sheep

* Believe that the strange creature behind the attacks

Residents of the rural communities of El Barro, Calle Real de Tolapa and Las Marias in the Malpaisillo municipality (Dept. of Leon) are frightened of being stalked by the alleged "Chupacabras" to whom they ascribe the deaths of 55 goats and sheep, causing financial losses to local farmers.

"Goats and sheep are harmless animals that are turning up dead in the pens and groves of private properties; their bodies do not exhibit any signs of struggle, except for two deep holes in the neck area and the legs, where the so-called "Chupacabras" bites to stun its victims and later sucks their blood," explained Jorge Luis Talavera, a rancher from Calle Real de Solapa.

He explained that as a rule, the "Chupacabras" attacks during female animals and helpless newborns under cover of darkness. He added that he has lost 22 animals to the unnatural creature in less than 8 days. Faced with the predations of the "Chupacabras", local peasants have taken steps to adequately fence their animal pens.

According to Talavarea, it was necessary to protect his 40 sheep and one "peliguey" because he wishes to avoid any further economic losses, since the "peliguey" has a value of US$75.

Moreover, Mrs. Felix Albertina Brenes, a peasant from the El Barro community in Malpaisillo, stated that two months ago a t night, the "Chupacabras" visited her property for the first time: "It killed five of the seven sheep I had in the yard; we only heard the racket and running of the frightened sheep--they were trying to defend themselves, banging into the wire fence and the house walls." Althought they could hear the commotion, they were too scared to go out at that time of night, and at sunrise found five of the seven sheep "dead and completely bloodless, with holes in their throats," mourned the humble peasant woman. There are moer persons affected by the "Chupacabras" in Malpaisillo, such as Mrs. Pilar Ocón, who lost six "peliguey" sheep. Jerónimo Blanco lost eight and María Cárcamo lost 12.

Jorge Luis Talavera recalls that the "Chupacabras" prowled this same sector in the year 2000 and killed over 70 animals, but on that occasion one specimen was caught and delivered to the authorities of the León Hospital where physicians and specialists ruled it was merely a wild dog. Talavera says he hopes to hunt another "Chupacabras", but states that this time he will not turn it over to any Sanitary authority as he did in 2000, since he resents the fact that "The UNAN-León returned to me the carcass of a stray dog, with its four legs and ribcage complete. However, what I gave them was an animal in decomposition and incomplete."

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SOURCE: CRONICA

DATE: Monday, August 18, 2003

CHUPACABRAS BARES ITS FANGS YET AGAIN

***Strange prints, dead birds and weird creature seen in Lota***

by Enrique Peña

There was a blackout that night. It was a Wednesday and the labor union had called for a national workers' strike. The protests were violent in Lota, but all was calm at Poblacion Idahue. Suddenly there was a noise: it was around midnight and someone was prowling around the house of Samuel Bustos.

This announcer for Radio El Carbón looked out his rear door. His 10 year old son shined a flashlight. They took some steps and the boy focused the beam on a white duck, which was frightened by his presence. Bustos' wife Alicia raised six of these animals.

"Maluco", the neighbors' dog, was excited and barked ceaslessly; Samuel and his son went into the house and fell asleep. But at 3 in the morning there was another commotion: there was no doubt that a prowler lurked outside in the backyard. Curiously, the ducks did not make any noise. "At around 11 in the morning I went out to feed them and I found them dead, " recalls little Samuel Antonio. The boy saw three of them. Another two were in a hard-to-reach corner. A third was agonizing in the bushes along the Idahue creek, which crosses the backyard of Samuel Bustos' house.

"They had two small perforations marked on their throats. I'm sure that this was not the work of a dog, much less that of a human," said Bustos. Prints resembling those of a dog were found in the mud, but it is clearly evident that these are larger. Samuel Bustos' neighbor approached him to say that early last Tuesday, they found four of her ducks dead. The birds showed the same wounds.

Esteban Hidalgo, one of Samuel's neighbors, claims having seen from his window a black crature, one meter tall, crouching among the plants.

Mystery increased when Jorge Bello, who lives in front of the Federico Schwager Stadium in Coronel, phoned Bustos to tell him that Friday afternoon he and his wife had seen an odd "bird" flying over the houses. It looked like a bat, but was much larger.

No one claims it's the Chupacabras, but no one dismisses the possibility either.

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SOURCE: Diario Austral de Valdivia

DATE: Tuesday, August 19, 2003

MYSTERIOUS BEAST SLAYS 50 HENS, 9 GEESE, 1 PIG

Mysterious beast slays 50 hens, 9 geese, 1 pig

A strange animal left a tril of blood and death at the Los Lagos commune of the Quinchilca sector.

Fear gripped a humble peasant woman after she learned of the savage death of some fifty birds anda pig at the claws of a mysterious beast which few hesitated to identify as the Chupacabras.

The hideous scene of bloodletting was discovered early in the morning by Edith Mora, owner of the Los Colihues smallhold, located some 4 km from Los Lagos, where she has lived for over 25 years.

The strong winds and rain felt early Monday morning kept locals from discovering the sinister fact, which took the lives of 50 hens and nine geese through strange perforations on their necks, as well as the death of a large pig, who presented extensive and deep injuries on both sides and on its head.

The violence of the attack was made manifest by the numerous scratches on the stable doors, one of which was completely destroyed, as well as the numerous prints resembling those of a puma and which were evident all over the henhouse.

Oddly enought, the three watchdogs on the premises never noticed the strange animal's presence and it is assumed that they did not hesitate to hide in order to avoid the same fate as the other victims.

Remains of animal blood, flesh and feathers were evident everywhere, mute testimony of the violent assault, which probably took only a few minutes.

" All of my birds were dead and scattered, and the henhouse door was shredded to ribbons. I was sad to see my little animals dead," said the sorrowful woman, who is even contemplating the sale of the property and moving far away. "Some say it was a lion, although others do not dismiss the fact that it could have been the chupacabras. Whatever it is, my birds are dead and there's nothing to be done."

This is the second time that Edith Mora has lost her birds in a strange and cruel event. In 2002, a mysterious beast also killed all the poultry and wounded her dogs, which miraculously saved their lives.

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SOURCE: Diario "El Lider de San Antonio"

DATE: August 19, 2003

CHUPACABRAS ATTACK REPORTED

The animals presented perforations near the neck and extensive featherless areas. Click here for picture.

"Damn you, Chupacabras, you killed all of my hens," were the resigned and angry words of Ana Luisa Morales Inostroza, when she discovered at 7 a.m. yesterday, as is her custom, the macabre spectacle as she went to feed her farm animals. Seven chickens in one of her two henhouses were dead, scattered all over the dirt floor. Another small bird was agonizing. Pale and almost dry, the dead birds had lost most of their plumage and presented two-centimeter puncutre marks on their necks. The dry flesh and the animal's interior could be seen through the puncture, as though a strange object had been introduced into the dead poultry's bodies to draw their blood.

Estos eran los únicos rastros del autor del insólito ataque al gallinero ubicado en la tranquila calle Los Castaños (en Las Cruces), salvo un orificio en la malla de plástico que cubría el techo del gallinero. El forado tiene unos 20 centímetros de ancho por diez de largo, lugar por donde entró quien privó de la vida a las aves. The affected party reported the event to the Carabineros (state police) barracks at Las Cruces, noting that the "Chupacabras" was responsible.

Two dogs guard the home of Ana Luisa Morales and on an adjacent property, two mastiffs reinforce the sector's safety. "The dogs have never attacked the birds and when cats do it, they shred the chickens and the hens alike. But my chickens are whole but for the feathers and the hole in their bodies. These birds have no blood, you can see it by how pale they are. There's no doubt that it is the Chupacabras, whom they say was in Santiago but has appeared in Las Cruces," mourned the woman, who claimed not having heard noises nor the presence of strangers on the property, something that is made even harder by the presence of the watchdogs. "I believe it is the Chupacabras who came in at 4 in the morning, because at that time everything's asleep, even the animals."

The news spread like wildfire in the community and numerous residents visited Ana Luisa Morales to show solidarity and while they were added, to take a look at the deceased poultry.

The economic losses were considerable, as well as the effort taken to raise the poultry. Right next to the affected henhouse tehre is another, but it has a metal structure on its roof, which kept the attacker from continuing with its fatal assault of the remaining birds, hens in this case.

From now on, Ana Luis Morales must redouble her efforts to protect her remaining birds and scare off the mysterious Chupacabras that prowls Las Cruces, according to the locals.

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SOURCE: Diario La Prensa

DATE: August 30, 2003

CHUPACABRAS ALLEGEDLY APPERARED IN QUETE QUETE

CURICO -- Without any apparent explantation, the owners of 50 hens were startled to fin their animals dead inside and outside a henhouse in the Quete Quete sector on the road to Rauco. Scattered over a broad space, the hens were joined by a turkey and a rooster that shared a small coop which was also fenced.

The owners cannot explain how the creature--which was initially said to be the legendary Chupacabras--could have entered the pen and then the henhouse, leaving in its wake 50 hens in very poor conditions, some of them torn to shreds, although without the characteristic marks found on animals attacked by the "Chupacabras".

The owner of each bird could not explain how the events occurred. Only when they arose in the morning did they realize that 50 hens were dead and that a scant few remained alive, without them or their watchdogs ever becoming aware of a disturbance.

"I have no idea as to what happened here. When I woke up in the morning I found them dead, nothing more. About 50 hens died; there are roosters and turkeys. We heard nothing. There were some 60 hens here and about 10 were left. This is the first time it's happened. I heard nothing, the dogs didn't bark, and my wife didn't hear any noises. The hens were scattered all over and I gathered them here...there were a few around here and the turkey was over there, " said Sergio Gonzalez Nunez, owner of the farm birds.

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INEXPLICATA

The Journal of Hispanic Ufology

September 4, 2003

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Source: "Cra" (newspaper); ConcepciChile.

Date: Thursday, September 4, 2003

Dogs Sucked Dry from Within in Lota

Did the Chupacabras move to Lota? Researchers of the unexplained prefer to speak of an unknown biological entity which attacks the animals in a mining community. Death has now visited the dogs in the Enacar compound.

by Gonzalo Pizarro G.

Something unknown is prowling Lota and is slaying animals without pity: ducks, hens and now dogs are the victims of a macabre "entity" which has local researchers of the unexplained beside themselves, collecting background information in order to reach the truth as closely as possible.

"Given the rigidity of their muscles, I believe they were subjected to such a state of agitation that it could have only been caused by blinding fear, an unprecedented attack or act of aggression." This is the description offered by a person who found the bodies of four dogs--four pups and a grown bitch- completely exsanguinated from within, without any traces of liquids or blood inside them.

Leonardo Torres is the president of the MUFON chapter in Lota, an independent international agency that looks into strange phenomena and is compiling background information on the deaths, which have been attributed to a "being" whose names he did not wish to speculate.

The deaths of these quadrupeds occured at a kennel located in the vicinity of the Enacar compound and which is under the care of a person who worked for said corporation, training their watchdogs. This man, who did not give his name, left some pups locked in a kennel on August 23, together with a female pit bull to look after them.

The next day, the man was gripped by fear when he found them lifeless. He even found one of the puppies sliced in half and another a several meters' distance. "They were completely dry and dehydrated. The bitch was stiff; I had to break her bones to bury her. The strangest thing is that her jaws were clenched and the pups were all together, as though piled up...they also had two puncture marks, one behind the ear and another in the backs of their necks," said the man, who has 40 years' worth of experience in dealing with dogs and had never seen anything like this.

The kennel's gate had been torn and everything inside was in disarray, even a iron stove weighing several kilos was a meter and a half away from its original position. Torres said the Enacar compound is very large and that it possesses ideal tunnels in which anything can hide.

He likewise remarked that there are statements from people who claim having seen--at different times on August 22--a "biological entity" in the Lota Alto sector, among them a child who even made a drawing of it.

This case coincides with others which were made known a few days ago, such as the one in Idahue, in which six ducks were found with punctures in their necks.

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SOURCE:"La Estrella del Loa" - Chile -

DATE: September 13, 2003

http://www.estrellaloa.cl/

CREATURE ATTACKS CONTINUE IN CALAMA

According to statements made by Jaime Ferrer, a paranormal phenomena researcher, the Chupcabras has not stopped its attacks in Calama.

The ufologist stated that the latest incursion occured at Avenida O'Higgins, only meters away from his home.

"One of my neighbors came to my place of work to say that his cat had been attacked by something very weird. In fact, it had a highly enigmatic wound on its neck, where a total lack of fur is evident which could not have been caused by a dog or similar animal, nor through a fight with a member of its own species," said Ferrer.

He added that the animal was very nervous, allegedly from its experience with the Chupacbaras. "I believe that its life was spared by being a male, since these creatures prefer females, and I believe its because they are the ones responsible for protecting life and giving birth."

"It must be understood that this being remains in Calama. Many ahve seen it. It's possibly not the same one that was filmed in the south, since my research has shown me taht there are countless species of said creature," he noted.

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SOURCE: Diario La Estrella del Loa (Chile)

DATE: September 13, 2003

FIRST IMAGES TAKEN OF CHUPACABRAS?

After analyzing the digital image, it was established that the shadow corresponds to a being with thse characteristics.

The "Chupacabras" phenomenon has become one of the most important mysteries of recent years in Calama and in the country. The stories and experiences of many people who have seen animals die in bizarre fashion have caused many researchers to become devoted almost exclusively to the subject.

Newspapers, magazines and TV shows have devoted considerable space in an effort to solve the enigma. However, a true image of the creature has never been presented. For this reason it was always spoken of in terms of a myth, or something unknown.

However, researcher Jaime Ferrer, known in Calama and in other latitudes, presented to this newspaper as an exclusive what may be the first audiovisual take of the Chupacabras.

According to his own version, the tape was presented on the Mega network's "La Ley de la Selva" program. However, the strange being's presence was not noticed during the original screening.

"The image was presented to show the site whre some attacks had occurred (Codao, Peumo, Sixth Region). After a while, researcher and TV producer Claudio Ojeda Asmussen, noticed that there was a strange shadow moving among the bushes at the site."

After analyzing the image over three months and through the use of modern computer software, "it was established that [the shadow] was that of an unknown animal, in other words, the Chupacabras, thus becoming the most important piece of audiovisual evidence in the field of cryptozoology in recent years."

According to background information supplied by Ferrer, the creature has strange characteristics. Its stride resembles that of an ape, but traits of other animals can be seen in its structure, such as a feline, a dog, and even some sort of "hoses" that dangle from its muzzle and through which "it would drain the blood of animals," explained the ufologist from the El Loa region.

Ferrer explained that "Claudio Ojeda is the intellectual autor of this discovery, as well as of the complex digital analysis performed on the recording. He called me, since he knows my research. I attest to the truthfulness of the recording and to the earnesty of his work."

"This represents a very important step in clarifying this phenomenon. Here we have a creature that is on the surface of the earth, captured on videotape, and not a figment of the imagination or a tall tale."

The full video can be seen at the following address:

http://www.angelfire.com/fl/ufomiami/CalamaUFOCenter/VideoDS.html

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Dear Readers of INEXPLICATA:

Researcher and contributor Gloria Coluchi has told me that nothing much can be made out within the video beyond a "blurry shadow".

Please address any specific questions to Dr. Virgilio Sanchez at UFOMIAMI.

Regards and thanks,

Scott Corrales

Inexplicata

Institute of Hispanic Ufology (IHU)

www.inexplicata.us

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SOURCE: La Discusie Chill (newspaper-Chile)

DATE: Sunday, September 14, 2003

THIRD ATTACK ON SHEEP CLAIMS 20 MORE

Nocturnal attacks that end with large numbers of slain sheep in pens adjacent to homes have acquired unaccustomed frequency, without owners being none the wiser until the following morning. The third of these attacks in recent months occured between Thursday night and Friday morning in the Santa Lidia de Cartago sector some 14 kilometers west of the city of Pemuco.

Alfonso Mendoza, owner of the dead and dying animals, lost between 20 sheep and lambs. The first attack was on Thursday and claimed the lives of 5 animals; the second was on Friday morning and took 7 more plus left eight agonizing animals which must be put down. Among the wounded was the family's pet sheep, which had been raised by hand after its mother's death, and treated with atnibiotics.

Despite the fact that the farmer believes dogs were likely involved, his experience and the difference in the attacks on each days has left him wondering if a "le(puma) could have been responsible, since this animal sometimes descends from the snowy cordilleran peaks, or else another type of animal.

He was hoping to know for sure this weekend, which he planned to spend standing guard with a shotgun, since