Some New Mexicans say it’s the weirdest thing they’ve ever seen: a creature – and that’s the best word to describe it – found on Albuquerque’s West Mesa. To some, it’s simply intriguing. To others, it’s downright scary. The creature belongs to Robert Wheeler.“It was found out on the West Mesa,” says Wheeler. ”A friend of mine was out there shooting and kicked it out of the dirt.”“It looks like a gargoyle” said Wheeler’s friend Steve Garcia. “It has these sponge-like lips.”Garcia and Wheeler say Hispanics seem most affected by the creature – and what it might be.“[To people of] Spanish heritage, it’s the chupacabra,” says Wheeler. “The goat sucker is what they call it.”A Google search will reveal many images of what people imagine the mythical chubacabra ranging from a demented Grinch-like beast to something more closely resembling the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Wheeler delivered the creature to a New Mexico Game and Fish office where Eyewitness News 4 shot video of it – and recorded responses from people entering the office on regular business only to see the dried corpse.

They weren’t sure what to make of it.“Any guess as to what it could be,” Eyewitness News 4’s Tom Joles asked one of the drop-ins.“Something prehistoric, I assume,” answered the viewer.After doing some research, Eyewitness News 4 has concluded that the creature probably lived in the ocean at one time and probably isn’t either a chupacabra or an alien. Eyewitness News 4 at 10:00 on Friday will explore what the creature may have been.

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I think I can actually shed light on what this is, it looks very much to me like what is known as a "Jenny Hanniver" or 'devil fish', which is a fake 'alien' or 'chupacabra' made from a dried out sea creature. (A sea skate)

A lot of these things have turned up over the years, some people make them and then sell them as cryptids, probably make quite a lot of money doing it too.

Looks gross whatever it is.

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It has these sponge-like lips

What they touching them for then!!!

Don't ya just love Mexicans? Wasn't it Mexico they found the whole 'Star Child' thing?

I love that story, obviously...

Huh? New Mexico is in the United States. I guess you were refering to the Mexican in that state though..i think Anyhow, the first thing i always hear on what any discovery of a creature is the elusive chupa! Anything remotely weird looking will be thought as the chupa...i think it's about time we face the facts, there is no chupacabra.. JK

See this thread

It's a sea skate

Yeah I seen the other thread with it I highly doubt it's a Chupacabra, but it looks weird. I still have to call my unlce there. He lives there maybe he knows more info on this.

cant see what it is clearly though..

Here's a couple more images. Looks like it's being sold in the Chinese markets. Maybe it's not as rare as some people think. Maybe bottom feeders.