El Chupacabra the Bloodsucker and Other Legendary Creatures of Latin America

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CURIOUS CREATURES All over the world there are stories about curious and amazing creatures These animals often appear in myths and legends In Ireland one story tells of a headless horseman In South Africa there are rumors about a mysterious serpent that lives in a deep cave In Russian folklore there is a tale about a witch who traps children in her forest hut Do these incredible creatures really exist Or are they just stories Many people think such creatures do exist and say they have seen them Some even claim they have photos and videos The search for these creatures and other animals thought to be extinct is called cryptozoology Crypto means hidden and zoology is the study of animals IN THIS BOOK In Latin America there are many stories about legendary creatures In this book we look at the stories about the bloodsucking monster El Chupacabra a giant anaconda fierce Amazon beings called the Maricoxi and the Minhocão a giant worm from Brazil Now read on 4