Chupacabra

The chupacabra (named after the | mythological creature in american folklore) is a medium-sized carnivorous species of hairless canids of the subtribe Canina native to Gricela.

Description
Chupacabras were lightly-built fox-like canids that had a streamlined body, long legs, large ears, and a short tail. They were fairly similar to their ancestors, except that they had a hairless body with mottled-grey skin. It has long, curved uper canines that it uses to bite the necks of its prey. It stands from 40 to 60 centimeters (16 to 24 inches) at the shoulders and measures up to 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) in body length, and weighs 20 to 31 kilograms (45 to 68.3 pounds), while some can weigh more.

Chupacabras were incredibly fast, able to run at estimated top speeds of 125 km/ph (78 m/ph) due to their light weight. Like wolves, they have a high amount of stamina, making them capable of running at their top speeds for approximately 12 minutes. As they are not very muscular, chupacabras relied more on their great speed, agility and acrobatics to take down prey.

Behaviour
The chupacabra, like their ancestors, were monogamous and territorial animals. The basic social unit is a monogamous mated pair which defends its territory through laying feces and urine on range boundaries. They were a highly vocal species, and sounds made by the chupacabra include yelling, whining, growling, and cackling. While mostly solitary, chupacabras could live in groups to take down larger prey or mob against other predators. It communicates with group members and advertises its presence by a high-pitched, whining howl, and expresses alarm through a loud cackling followed by shorter, low-pitched growls.

Reproduction
The mating season takes place from late May to August, with a gestation period of two months. Litters consist of one to ten pups, which are born blind. The pups open their eyes after 8–10 days and emerge from the den at the age of 3 weeks. They are weaned at 9–10 weeks, and can hunt by themselves at the age of 6 months. Maturity is attained at a year of age. The average lifespan is 16 years.

Diet
Chupacabras are mostly carnivorous animals. They mostly feed on mammals such as young gricelan marmophants and other species of mammals such as young antelopes, marsupials, and primates. Young chupacabra primarily eat insects, magnasaurs, and fruit (making them omnivores or mesocarnivores). They may also scavenge from other predators such as the lion macanx. A chupacabra would lie in wait for a prey to come near, then, it will sprint creating explosive bursts of speed and chase the prey until it is tired, it will then sink its long curved canines to the prey's neck, killing it. It will then suck the blood of the prey before feeding on the meat.