Chupacabra

The chupacabra, literally “goat-eater,” is a legend borne out of Puerto Rico. In 1995, eight sheep were found dead in a pasture, each with three puncture wounds in the chest, and all wholly drained of blood. A few months later, another town was attacked—and this time, supposedly 150 farm animals and pets had been slaughtered.

Similar events had occurred back in 1975, in Moca, Puerto Rico, where hundreds of animals had also been drained of blood and died. These were attributed to a satanic cult or a vampire (El Vampiro de Moca), and most contemporary explanations are simply that the animals had been infected with mange and made weaker and more susceptible to attacks by predators. 

In myth, the chupacabra is described as a much more demon-like creature, even possessing spines running down its back.

Still, that doesn’t explain why all of the main attacks reported the distinct pattern of three puncture wounds and the fact that all the animals’ blood was gone. 

Source: buzzfeed.com