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Click the play button on the video window to the right to see the storySome believe the legendary animal - a 'chupacabra' or 'goat sucker' - has been caught on tape.
A Dewitt County, Texas Sheriff's Deputy caught a glimpse of the animal while patrolling the back roads.
Seizing an opportunity, he turned on his dash cam.
The animal was about the size of a coyote, but it galloped. Corporal Brandon Riedel said he's seen lots and lots of animals before, but never anything like this.
Others said it looks a lot like a creature found dead in Cuero, Texas last year. That animal was first believed to be a chupacabra. But tests at Texas State University showed it was some sort of Coyote.
The sheriff said he's eager to share the video with researchers in order to solve the mystery.
A chupacabra is a legendary animal that people in Mexico have claimed to see. It hops like a kanagaroo, has spines like a porcupine, and fangs like a vampire bat.
The story began in Puerto Rico when dead goats were discovered with fang marks on their necks.
Legend says the animal also stalks chickens and some believe it even attacks people.
There is even a
website dedicated to chupacabra sightings.
In the 1990s, a Tucson man and his 7-year-old reported spotting a chupacabra just outside their door.
