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[Acorn]

"Bubba that looks like a chupacabra" lol

 

[221BakerStreet]

perhaps its a raccoon with a new strain of rabies that causes it to look like a murderous chubacabra. because chubacabras are real guys! I do hope its real....

 

[Smellycat]

omg TMZ is freaking horrible.

 

[Pickles Spill]

Zoinks!

 

[R-User!]

I bet they could find a chalupa if they wanted to.

 

[Log4Girlz]

how you know they didn't capture a chupacabra:
the chupacabra isn't real and neither are other mythical creatures

You don't have proof it is not real. Many mythological creatures may have existed. I know this because I'm a Lizard person from outer space. Damn im cool.

 

[joseph1594]

http://listverse.com/2010/04/16/10-beasts-that-used-to-be-mythical/

a review of history will reveal the fact that there have been several 'mythical creatures' that ended up turning out to be real.

the dire wolf is one that immediately comes to mind. giant squid is another good example.

It is worth noting however that creatures like the gorilla, komodo dragon, giant squid, etc. were viewed as legendary creatures for a long time because global travel and cameras were not commonplace. Today however, we live in an age where scientists regularly go to remote areas like sub-Saharan Africa and South America to study animals that can be captured by photos and video. Obviously there are still going to be areas like the deep in the jungles of the Amazon or Congo and the deep sea where we have limited penetration. However, creatures like Bigfoot, El Chupacabra, Loch Ness Monster, etc. would be easily observable if they existed as their supposed habitats are not exactly areas we do not commonly observe and even live in.

 

[R-User!]

But when will they find bat boy or bigfoot?

 

[wenis]

Anything is possible.

What happened after the picture was taken?

 

[Yagharek]

You don't have proof it is not real. Many mythological creatures may have existed. I know this because I'm a Lizard person from outer space. Damn im cool.

Youre a log.

 

[pants]

You naysayers just wait till it goes super saiyan

 

[CorvoSol]

hairless raccoon

In fairness, if I saw a hairless raccoon coming at me in the wild my first thought would probably be "Dear God what is that THING!?" and not "Oh this is definitely a common forest animal afflicted with a horrible disease and stripped of its fur."

If I wanted to be sure it was a Chupacabra, though, I'd need a goat to do some testing.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

"He called me to come and look, and I said, 'Bubba, that looks like a baby chupacabra,'" said Stock.

My favorite quote.

 

[dekline]

What happened after the picture was taken?

Click the pic. It explains how Joe recovered.

Spoiler

I wasn't serious

 

[caesar]

In the back woods of Ratcliffe

some inbred shit

 

[Amalthea]

I wonder when some people are going to catch some common sense.

 

[KadeYuy]

I want to believe

 

[Log4Girlz]

Youre a log.

Shit... its that obvious huh?

 

[Dagobert Duck]

Come on the guy has been hunting racoons for over 20 years and he is pretty sure that it isnt a racoon...Is it a Chupacabra? He doesnt know...

If you ask me its just a wild animal with a disease (so probably a hairless racoon) but if there is a video of this thing sucking out bloog of either a goat or a cow or a clown, call me and I will reevaluate

 

[rpmurphy]

I'm always amused at how the cats are just letting the raccoon do its thing. The one even backs off. lol

 

[Amalthea]

I'm always amused at how the cats are just letting the raccoon do its thing. The one even backs off. lol

I like how he avoids eye contact. He seems to know that cats get agitated by staring.

 

[Poimandres]

how you know they didn't capture a chupacabra:
the chupacabra isn't real and neither are other mythical creatures

I'm sure there are plenty of unidentified creatures out there.

What do you think of Brian Sykes work? Most of the samples he has tested have been garbage, but occasionally you get something interesting: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...foot-dna-matches-rare-polar-bear-8884811.html

This is just a hairless raccoon though, no doubt.

 

[Tesseract]

tmz needs to be nuked from orbit

 

[SquiddyCracker]

No.

 

[Lazyslob]

We can now close the book on one of lifes greatest mysteries

 

[Erehtih]

Hide yo sheep

 

[Link Man]

 

[Valhelm]

Absolutely a hoax. Everybody knows El Chupacabra is a hominid.

 

[Kamaji]

((

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Poor raccoon.

I can't believe there are still people who believe that nonsense.

 

[Beardz]

That looks like a .... DROP BEAR.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Raccoons are shitheads, fuck em.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

omg TMZ is freaking horrible.

I could not agree more.

 

[iamaustrian]

I'm always amused at how the cats are just letting the raccoon do its thing. The one even backs off. lol

They are afraid. Raccoons have torn apart cats before and they will do it again.

 

[Daingurse]

Damn, it would be a lot more interesting if the chupacabra existed.

 

[Reversed]

I though you mean this chupacabra

I feel disapointed ......

That's an ugly rodent.

 

[IISANDERII]

Anything is possible.

El cazador trofeo de les hombres.

 

[Sephzilla]

I like how all of the cats look at the raccoon like "what the hell, dude?" and then the raccoon realizes the jig is up so he just grabs a handful and bolts.

 

[JaggedSac]

hairless raccoon

Sweet fancy moses

 

[DoubleTap]

Mystery solved. In the dark of night I can see how someone can mistake it for something mythical.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

Pinche cucuy

 

[Cat Party]

I'm always amused at how the cats are just letting the raccoon do its thing. The one even backs off. lol

Cats and raccoons just belong together.

 

[SniperHunter]

I love this GIF. I always stare at it for minutes whenever it shows up.

Haha up

Reminds of that sea gulf gif where it walks into the store, picks up a bag of chips with its beak and walks away like a boss

 

[Striker]

I'm always amused at how the cats are just letting the raccoon do its thing. The one even backs off. lol

The small grey cat on his right is putting his paw up probably trying to identify what the hell that creature is, but pulls away when Ricky Raccoon runs off.

 

[marrec]

http://listverse.com/2010/04/16/10-beasts-that-used-to-be-mythical/

Not exactly a good way to argue that there may be cryptids running around today.

All of those are examples of a less globalized world hearing reports of animals that they had no contact with. Of course the Greeks thought Tigers legendary, because they had not seen them... whereas Tigers were well known to other cultures at the same time.

Also, the existence of other, previous legendary creatures, regardless of timeframe, does not prove the existence of anything.

 

[Grym]

LOL at the "expert". Come on! Did he even look at it? A 4 year old would know that is not a canine just by watching it eat or looking vaguely at its paws.

Looks like a raccoon to me.

 

[studyguy]

That looks like a cross between a raccoon and a dog.

Only one thing to do...

 

[SilentRacoon]

pfft, cmon bro. do these look like dog paws?

http://static3.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1742978.1396452238!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_1200/chupacabra3n-2-web.jpg[/IMG[/QUOTE]

You could always smell it to know for sure.

 

[Shanlei91]

how you know they didn't capture a chupacabra:
the chupacabra isn't real and neither are other mythical creatures

These words conflict with every Puerto Rican grandmother I have spoken to.

 

[Cow Mengde]

It's just a mange dog.