Chupacabras

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The chupacabra (Spanish: "blood sucker"), formerly called the chupacabras, is a cryptid reported broadly from Spanish-speaking regions of the Americas, described by Javier Resines as existing "halfway between cryptozoology, ufology, conspiracy theory and urban legend". The name has been applied to a variety of different cryptids and known animals, most commonly to blue dogs, which are usually found to be coyotes suffering from mange.