Is dead creature in Texas a Chupacabra?

Another DNA test result.

Results from Texas State University stated the animal is from the coyote family.

But Canion wanted to know more, so she sent more DNA, tooth and tissue samples, off to California.

Results from the University of California at Davis show the animal is in fact a mutt: on the mother's side it is part coyote.

"On the paternal side, it had Mexican wolf in it," said Canion.

Scientists from the University of California at Davis say they can't tell when the Mexican wolf heritage made its way into the gene pool.

It could be generations ago, but Canion believes the father's genes are important and can explain some of the odd characteristics of the creature.

The link to KVUE

So it does appear to be coyote cross.

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The hairless coyote shares enough features to have been the source of the chupacabra legend. As for the reptilian creature that cupacabra has become? Strike that up to imagination. Its easy to see how the legs, large canines, and tuffs of hair down the back, has lead to this, and is probably the source of chupacabra.

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The Puerto Rican chupacabra has been described as a very different creature than the canine in Texas. It could be a genetic experiment gone wrong. There is an allegedly secret base in Puerto Rico where such experiments are alleged to take place. Respected researcher Timothy Good has written many books on the subject and has some very interesting pictures of weird creatures found in Puerto Rico (before the government took them away).

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I took a picture of an animal last year off exchange near Presby Hospital in Allen. How do I upload the picture.

The hairless coyote does resemble the Chupacabra I saw in Arizona. I guess I didn't see a mythical beast.

cant you guys tell a dog (albeit "hairless") from a Chewbie?

Here's the goods on the strange "blue dog" of Texas:

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I don't think a chupacabra exists

Originally posted by Crashyy
I don't think a chupacabra exists

I do not think you exist.