“What is it?” appears to be the operative question in Suining, Sichuan, China where a creature of unknown origin has reared its ugly head. Labeled “the Chinese Chupacabra” (which is Spanish for goat sucker), whatever this is has attracted much attention and become a much-talked-about celebrity.
It was the middle of the night on March 23rd when a rooster call awakened Ke Suying, and armed with a flashlight, she and another family member went to the coop expecting to surprise a chicken thief in the act.
The surprise was theirs indeed; inside the coop was a strange, gray, hairless dog-like creature that was ripping the chickens apart. The two women could not contain the animal and quickly sought help from neighbors. After much effort, they were finally able to cage the creature.
“In all my 90 years, I’ve never seen such a creature. I have no idea what it is,” says Liu Chang, a neighbor who came to view the strange discovery
The omnivorous animal measures approximately 60 centimeters (more than 23 inches) and appears to be an amalgam of several different species. Its head resembles a dog, but its nostrils are those of a cow.
Even stranger, it has round ears and folds on the skin of its neck. Bottom-heavy, the hind legs are much longer and heavier than the forelegs, and all four feet are wide and have five toes each, resembling those of a lion or tiger.
All but a few sparse hairs remain on its back, leading one to believe that this animal, that also bears a wound on its stomach, might have been completely covered with hair at one time.
Could it be a coyote with a terrible case of mange? Or a badger or stone marten?
It doesn’t seem to fit into any animal category completely, which compounds the mystery.
Then again, new species and those thought to be extinct are re-discovered every day.
What is this creature?
Time may or may not tell.
What do YOU think about this?
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scooterbaga
It's probably a raccoon with some sort of skin condition…
Fish
It's a sick dog. /end
yassie
the hind legs looks like used for jumping like kangaroos does, maybe it's some kind of ancient animal usually told in legends… must be the last of it's kind…? he looks malnourished though… it looks fascinating, i wonder what it is…
Momo
Poor dog… 🙁
Keo
red panda?
dfzhnshnrtasnars
its a hairless wallaby…..
ChimChim
its obviously Splinter. >.>
M Dee Dubroff
Thank you all for your comments. if I hear any more about what this creature is, I will do a follow up post.
v1118
whoa that's one crazy looking animal. is there a video? does it make any noises? i'm intrigued…. fits the typical description of the chupacabra
huntdog1
Looks like a mangy opossum !
Chewy
It looks like it comes from the Hyena family based on it's facial features and ears. If the back was more straight it would appear more dog like. What is puzzeling is the number of toes. In any case it looks very sickly or ill. This may not necessarily be a new species but rather a born deformed known animal. I hope it's treated humanely.
ChimChim
too bad its in China. >.<
Anshul
It was found in China – :)) What do you think?
sam
Dude, it's China.They'll probably eat it.It's adog.
PrFirmin
Animals without hairs look totally different. It's just a sick dog.
Reminds me the 'Montauk Monster':http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montauk_Monster
Hole
Well, no matter what it *was*, now it's combo lo mein lunch special #5
Michelle
It's a dog with serious mange
Kengie
it looks like a raccoon dog ..
BeaGirl
It looks like hairless tree kangaroo. the litte reddish ones.
meng
in USA they caught one like that and DNA turn out to be a racoon
BeaGirl
Really, though. i looked at this picture, and a picture of a tree kangaroo, and they look the same. htis pics on this page, and http://ebible.org/mpj/gallery/TreeKangaroo.jpg
take a look. Any similarities?
BeaGirl
whatever it is, it's not a Chupacabra.
Abse
It's a raccoon… with mange
newbierawr
i hope they dont it . poor animal . he’s just hungry .
Layelpspoonee
bardzo ciekawe, dzieki
Raisin
Looks like a Chinese Crested dog to me. My mother had two. They were warty, wrinkled, hairless, and had missing teeth. They were ugly but full of personality!
someone
could be a cross breed or somthin or mutated fom a common animal
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I rushed to the old professor said: "Never mind, I bring their own cigarettes, not polite."
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Lala Wieding
It is a poor dog. 🙁
*DUD*
It’s a giraff fish with a little effed up on the side!! They run ramped over here. Wait!……..there he go now!!! gotta catch imm! Them er good eatin !!!! Mm mmm