The creature is named for its habit of attacking livestock—specifically goats, chickens, and sheep—and drinking their blood. Unlike predators that kill for meat, the Chupacabra is purely hematophagous (blood-eating), leaving victims completely drained of blood through small, circular incisions.
Early reports from the 1990s described a bipedal, alien-like creature standing roughly 3 to 4 feet tall. It was often characterized as having large red eyes, scaly gray skin, and a row of sharp spines or quills running down its back. elchupacabra