Animal X — Season 1, Episode 1: Chupacabras, Magic Cows, Black Dogs

Episode synopsis

Subject: CHUPACABRAS Location: USA Duration: 6:46 Since it was first sighted in Puerto Rico three years ago, the Chupacabra, or goatsucker, has become one of the greatest puzzles of the paranormal. Said to be around five feet tall with red eyes, fangs and powerful hind legs, it's been sighted as far away as Moscow. Animal X hits the Chupacabras trail to help unravel the mystery. Paranormal investigator Ted Loman and folklorist Jim Griffith give their expert assessments, while eye-witnesses offer first hand accounts of their terrifying encounters with the mysterious beast. Subject: MAGIC COWS Location: AUSTRALIA Duration: 7:40 Cattle and sheep in the high plains, near Canberra in Australia, are living to extraordinary ages, staying healthy and remaining reproductively randy well into their twilight years. Scientists are determined to find out more about the animals life sustaining bio-chemistry. Is it the water? Is it the soil? And does it hold the key to extending human life. S

About Animal X

Animal X is an Australian made documentary television series that aired in more than 120 countries. It began in 1997 with its first series of thirteen half-hour episodes. In 2002, Discovery Channel in the U.S. co-produced the 2nd series of 13 half-hour episodes with the creators of the series, Australia's Storyteller Productions, for Animal Planet. At this point Animal X episodes generally had 3 stories, with one exception: "The Skookum Cast". This was a joint expedition between Animal X and the BFRO which discovered the Skookum Cast, said to be an imprint of the body of a bigfoot.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Killer Crocs, Fizo, Howick Falls Monster
• E3Rainbow Serpent, Lake Monster, Killer Wolves
• E4Cattle Mutilations, Croc Horror, Black Cat of Killakee
• E5Dangerous Dingoes, Flash Eating Fish, Big Foot
• E6Komodo, Ghostly Lion, Lake Monsters
• E7Cat Cult, Alien Animals, Killer Bees
• E8Salaawa, Dolphin Therapy, Jersey Devil
• E9Goatman, Phar Lap, Psychic Animals 1
• E10Alien Big Cats, Giant Squid, Psychic Animals 2
• E11Yeti, Hypnotising Dog, Thylacine
• E12Mad Elephants, Biblical Lions, Yowie
• E13Caddy, Red Heifer, Big Cats