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Farmer May Have Caught Legendary 'Chupacabra'

Mysterious Animal Kills Chickens, Turkeys

POSTED: Thursday, August 25, 2005
UPDATED: 9:47 am CDT August 25, 2005

A Texas farmer may have found what some would call a "chupacabra," a legendary animal known for sucking the blood out of goats.


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  • Reggie Lagow set a trap last week after a number of his chickens and turkeys were killed.

    What he found in his trap was a mix between a hairless dog, a rat and a kangaroo.

    The mystery animal has been sent to Texas Parks and Wildlife in hopes of determining what it is.

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