Heres some wiki stories... they seem to erupt around 2007...
I wonder what happened in 2007 that could have spurred this outbreak of mutant animals...
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28.^ "Expert: 'Chupacabra' a coyote-dog hybrid". UPI.com. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
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32.^ "Chupacabra reportedly spotted in Lake Jackson". The Facts. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
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43.^ Authors, Mandy, and Clifton C. Phillips. Chupacabra, You Don't Scare Me! ISBN 0-8059-4490-7
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46.^ "MonsterQuest: Chupacabra". July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
47.^ Diccionario Clave, chupacabras. It states that both singular and plural is chupacabras.
48.^ Meek, James (2005-12-07). "On the trail of the Borneo cat-fox". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
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