heads into her freezer for identification. Experts were called in to view it, but their opinions were divided. The state mammologist, John Young, deemed it to be a grey fox suffering from mange. But biologists who studied the corpse’s DNA determined that it was a coyote. Yet, as many people pointed out, this beast was not like any coyote seen before. It had big fangs, grey-blue skin, and no hair.
In the years that followed there were other sightings from countries all over the world. In the Philippines, one farmer saw a dog-like animal attack his chickens, while once again in Texas, Brandon Riedel, a county deputy, filmed a hairless animal with a long snout loping along the back roads of the area. It had short front legs and long back ones. Once again, the animal was identified as a coyote, although it did seem very different from the rest of the species.
Today, the legend of the Chupacabra continues. Sightings are often reported, the creature being said to resemble many different animals, including rats, bats, kangaroos, and of course, hairless dogs. In some cases, there have been reports of the creature looking like a dinosaur.
The legend lives on
Not only this, there are also some theories that the Chupacabra may be a pet who has escaped from a race of aliens. Such creatures are known to UFO enthusiasts as ‘Anomolous Biological Entities’ or ABEs. It is argued that they have been created by alien beings who have developed ways of linking the genetic data of different organisms, creating hybrid creatures that may belong to extraterrestrial environments.
Not surprisingly, such theories are in general viewed with some scepticism. However, the persistent attacks on livestock, in which the animals are bitten at the chest and neck, and completely drained of blood, have to date still not been explained in a persuasive fashion. These continue to occur in different parts of the world, much to the consternation of farmers and rural dwellers in these areas.
Thus, until somebody comes up with a rational explanation for these mystifying attacks, the legend of the Chupacabra will continue to live on as one of the most intriguing urban myths of our time.
Psychology & Anthropology
On of the most ancient forms of female vampire is the Cihuateteo, a legendary figure from Aztec mythology. The Aztecs created a great and lasting empire from their heartland in Mexico up until the sixteenth century, when the area was colonized by the Spanish. Their spiritual, religious and artistic culture was highly developed and complex, and they worshipped a huge pantheon of gods, many of them conceived as extremely violent and hostile to human beings. As in many primitive cultures, these all-powerful gods needed to be propitiated, and sacrifices – including the sacrifice of human children – were made to them at different times of year to ensure their peaceful coexistence with the mortal world.
Among these deities was the Cihuateteo (also known as the Civateteo or Cihuateotl). She was the spirit of a woman who had died in childbirth. The Aztecs believed that giving birth to a child was a type of battle, in which the woman became a warrior. When a woman died in this way, she would be honoured as a fallen martyr, and worshipped accordingly.
Sexual misdeeds
However, the Cihuateteo’s spirit was not a benign presence in the world, and in the afterlife, a victim of childbirth would go on to haunt the living. In particular, she would come out when the sun set in the west, and wait at crossroads in the darkness of night to attack her victims. She was known for her ability to seduce any man so that he left his wife and family and became her sexual slave. In addition, she was thought to steal young children away from their mothers, and cause whole families and communities to succumb to sickness and disease. In particular, if individuals suffered epileptic fits, or showed signs of mental illness, this would often be put down to
In the years that followed there were other sightings from countries all over the world. In the Philippines, one farmer saw a dog-like animal attack his chickens, while once again in Texas, Brandon Riedel, a county deputy, filmed a hairless animal with a long snout loping along the back roads of the area. It had short front legs and long back ones. Once again, the animal was identified as a coyote, although it did seem very different from the rest of the species.
Today, the legend of the Chupacabra continues. Sightings are often reported, the creature being said to resemble many different animals, including rats, bats, kangaroos, and of course, hairless dogs. In some cases, there have been reports of the creature looking like a dinosaur.
The legend lives on
Not only this, there are also some theories that the Chupacabra may be a pet who has escaped from a race of aliens. Such creatures are known to UFO enthusiasts as ‘Anomolous Biological Entities’ or ABEs. It is argued that they have been created by alien beings who have developed ways of linking the genetic data of different organisms, creating hybrid creatures that may belong to extraterrestrial environments.
Not surprisingly, such theories are in general viewed with some scepticism. However, the persistent attacks on livestock, in which the animals are bitten at the chest and neck, and completely drained of blood, have to date still not been explained in a persuasive fashion. These continue to occur in different parts of the world, much to the consternation of farmers and rural dwellers in these areas.
Thus, until somebody comes up with a rational explanation for these mystifying attacks, the legend of the Chupacabra will continue to live on as one of the most intriguing urban myths of our time.
Psychology & Anthropology
On of the most ancient forms of female vampire is the Cihuateteo, a legendary figure from Aztec mythology. The Aztecs created a great and lasting empire from their heartland in Mexico up until the sixteenth century, when the area was colonized by the Spanish. Their spiritual, religious and artistic culture was highly developed and complex, and they worshipped a huge pantheon of gods, many of them conceived as extremely violent and hostile to human beings. As in many primitive cultures, these all-powerful gods needed to be propitiated, and sacrifices – including the sacrifice of human children – were made to them at different times of year to ensure their peaceful coexistence with the mortal world.
Among these deities was the Cihuateteo (also known as the Civateteo or Cihuateotl). She was the spirit of a woman who had died in childbirth. The Aztecs believed that giving birth to a child was a type of battle, in which the woman became a warrior. When a woman died in this way, she would be honoured as a fallen martyr, and worshipped accordingly.
Sexual misdeeds
However, the Cihuateteo’s spirit was not a benign presence in the world, and in the afterlife, a victim of childbirth would go on to haunt the living. In particular, she would come out when the sun set in the west, and wait at crossroads in the darkness of night to attack her victims. She was known for her ability to seduce any man so that he left his wife and family and became her sexual slave. In addition, she was thought to steal young children away from their mothers, and cause whole families and communities to succumb to sickness and disease. In particular, if individuals suffered epileptic fits, or showed signs of mental illness, this would often be put down to
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