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Coincidentally, at the same time, similar unexplained cattle slayings were taking place in the southwestern United States. In their case, they gave rise to the urban legend of [[Aliens Steal Cattle|aliens stealing cattle]] for experimentation.
In the 1990s, the attacks started happening again on Puerto Rico. This time, people started calling the "monster" El Chupacabras, later shortened to just Chupacabra (supposedly, Silverio Perez of the comedy group [[Los Rayos Gama]] coined the name). A magazine called "Revista OVNI" (UFO Magazine) came up with the theory that the creature could have been created by aliens (likely inspired by the American cattle slayings theory). They also provided an artist's conception of what it looked
The myth became surprisingly popular across Central and South America over the years, and even in the Southern United States, with people claiming to have actually seen the creature. It also has been featured on several TV shows and movies, effectively being treated as the Latin American equivalent of [[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti|Bigfoot]]. Pop culture spread the chupacabra even further, with recent sightings as far as Russia.
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== Literature ==
* In the horror anthology ''Tropical Tales Of Terror'' The Chupacabras were actually a hidden race of intelligent, predatory birds.
* A Chupacabra named Xolo shows up in the [[Cal Leandros|Cal Leandros series]] as the vampire Cherish's cute, seemingly harmless pet. That is, until he's revealed to be {{spoiler|a telepath who [[Mind Rape
* One of ''[[Falcon Quinn]]'s'' friends is a chupacabra named Pearl. Rather than an alien, she more closely resembles a fairy with a large [[Beware My Stinger Tail|stinger tail]]. And while she does enjoy chupa-ing the occasional cabra, she's more fond of flower nectar. She's also ''extremely'' proud of her heritage. ''[[Boisterous Bruiser|Extremely.]]''
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