Let us study this creature.
Large dark eyes, large dark eyes are for light gathering in dark places, this creature must live in dark caves and only comes out during dawn and night. This could be one of the reasons we have not seen much of this creature, it must live in dark deep caves.
Small wings, this creature might be capable of flight.
Scales, this creature is some type of reptile, must be cold blooded, this creature might hibernate during the winter. This could be another reason why we don't see much of the creature.
Drinks blood from animals, evidence from dead animals corpses tell us this creature is a vampire, it drinks blood.
One thing is for sure, I haven't seen this creature in any biology book or a zoo.
Why are we hearing so much of this creature lately?
Modern man now a days has advance communications systems, new papers, radio, and TV. The population of mankind has grown and now covers areas that were wilderness in the old days. These are the reasons for more sightings and reports.
In the old days news was passed by word of mouth, from person to person to village to village, as it passed the news was changed and altered. Which gave way to legends and monster tales.
Eddie's Theory:
So what is the Chupa Cabra?
My theory is that this creature has always existed and there have been tales and legends about this creature for ages. To me the Chupa Cabra is a Gargoyle, yes a legendary Gargoyle from the medieval ages. Even as I was drawing the illustration of the Chupa Cabra it reminded me of the Gargoyle statues seen in old parts of Europe. I believe that many legends are bases on the creature, such as legendary creature as vampires, dragons and other legendary monsters Each legend was changed as the story was pass by way of mouth to person to person and created a new legend or monster tale.ÂÂ
Yes, this creature, the Chupa Cabra is nothing more than a Gargoyle and has always existed, this creature might be older than mankind in it's self, this creature might be prehistoric.
To me this is the only logical explanation
Sincerely,
Eddie Ferrer
1999
Talking about stories, check out my story about the Cuco from P.R. at: http://hatillo_pr.tripod.com/elcuco3.htm .