The legend spread, and more sightings followed in Latin America and the southern US, though there have been alleged sightings as far north as Maine. Five months later, as many as 150 farm animals were found dead in the same manner. The first reported sighting of a chupacabra was in March 1995 in Puerto Rico, when eight sheep were found dead and drained of blood, with three small puncture wounds in their chests. The word 'chupacabra' is Spanish for 'goat-sucker.' Indeed, chupacabras were first believed to be vampiric reptilian creatures that drain goats and other small animals of their blood. Many of our members have witnessed apparitions, heard footsteps, experienced unusual touch and so on,' according to Gulf News. The Indian Paranormal Society spent a night there, and reported 'Disembodied whispers, screams, noises are common at dark hours.

It's said that the village chief cursed the land: apparently, anyone who tries to live there will die. You might be wondering why no one has tried to resettle the town - that's where the legend comes in. Theories as to why they left range from poisoned wells to a greedy ruler levying high taxes to a dwindling water supply, though none of those explain why the inhabitants left so suddenly. No one knows why they left, where they went, or even saw them leave. There are structures in the town of Kuldhara that date back to the 13th century, but no one has lived there since 1825, when all its residents seemingly vanished into thin air.Īccording to local lore, 1,000 villagers completely abandoned their home overnight, without a trace. Newman mistranslated the 'metoh' part to mean 'filthy,' and he chose to use the word 'abominable' instead. In 1921, a journalist named Henry Newman interviewed locals who told him about the existence of a 'metoh-kangmi,' which means 'man-bear snow-man,' according to LiveScience. Over the years, explorers have flocked to the Himalayas to try and find evidence of the beast. The surviving Yetis declared revenge, and moved up higher into the mountains, periodically coming down to terrorize the Sherpas. One story says that a village of Sherpas were being tormented by a group of Yetis, so they decided to trick the Yetis into getting drunk and fighting each other. The generally accepted description of a Yeti is 'an enormous, shaggy ape-man with huge feet and aggressive sabre-like teeth.' It's said to reach about 6 feet tall, and produce footprints that are around 13 inches long.

According to the BBC, there are more than a few stories about Yetis, and what they are exactly. According to CNN, the word translates to 'people from the East.' They're best known as the seemingly superhuman climbers that help others ascend Mount Everest.īut they have a rich culture and history, including the legend of the Yeti. Sherpas are a Nepalese ethnic group, not just an occupation or a verb, like many people believe. Eric Shipton/Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images

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