How did the Chupacabra evolve??

Question

The infamous vampire animal of the south west and mexico known to suck goats?? They found footage of a hairless grey animal a little while ago and that thing looks crazy? How long have these animals been around? It looks like a nocturnal hairless coyote with fangs!! Here is some footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqebUluWFM4

http://www.unknowncountry.com/img/news/102004/critter-1.jpg

http://www.khou.com/news/state/stories/khou070731_jj_chupacabrafind.cbe0f7fc.html

it has qualities of a giant rodent, a pigish snout, coyotish. Why are these things not really studied are they new to the animal species?

Answer 1

They fall under cryptozoology.

Occam's law states that you arrive a position by making the fewest assumptions as possible. A good example is being on a horse ranch and hearing hoof beats.Should you yell "Zebra!:" or is it more likely to be a horse?

There is also the burden of proof. Those making extraordinary claims must provide extraordinary evidence. It's not up to science to disprove a claim. It's on those making the claim to meet the burden of proof.

Consider: this later news story to the one you read

"In July 2007, KENS-TV interviewed Phylis Canion, a rancher from South Texas who claimed to have a chupacabra's head in her freezer. KENS-TV videotaped the blue-colored creature, which Canion claimed killed animals on her ranch for years prior to its death.(sounds good so far. We've got a body!)"Biologists at Texas State University-San Marcos tested DNA taken from the remains of the animal and found it to be a coyote." (Shucks!)

"Bigfoot" made the news again. A body in a freezer and DNA testing was due back the next day. Again it sounds good. However, the DNA results were "inclusive", 100% human" and "possum" When the ice melted all that was left was a rubber gorilla suit. (Shucks!)

To repeat: "footage of a hairless grey animal" doesn't meet the proof standard. You need the DNA, chain of custody, and the corpse at a reputable lab.

As Scientific American pointed out: "Although discoveries of previously unrecorded species of bugs and bacteria are routinely published in the annals of biology, these instances ...also have in common—a body! In order to name a new species, one must have a type specimen—a holotype—from which a detailed description can be made, photographs taken, models cast and a professional scientific analysis prepared."

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=show...

As can be seen the Chupacabra doesn't meet the burden of proof.

Personally, I have a fondness for the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot. I'd be very happy to have a body appear. Regrettably, poor photos, brief glimpses and tales told around the campfire aren't enough.

Answer 2

People who can't explain things will make something up.  We don't like vacuums.  Chupacabra like vampires and werewolves in Europe evolved because horrible things happened.  No one could believe that a member of their society could perpetrate such things so it had to be an outsider.  But some things are so horrible that one can't even believe a human would do it.  That leaves animals, but the horrible thing could not have been done by any known animal.  So, create an animal that could.  But, really, a human was the culprit.  Never underestimate the human mind and its ability to cause the human body to do horrible things.