By Tim Binnall
A whopping eight sheep on a farm in Ukraine were slain in one night by a yet-to-be-identified predator that downed the unfortunate animals by draining their blood. The bizarre incident reportedly took place earlier this week in the village of Matyevevtsi and has left residents as well as experts in the area baffled. The gruesome scene was first discovered by farmer Mikhail Ostapyuk who stumbled upon the dead sheep when he got up in the morning and went to tend to the flock which had been perfectly fine the previous night.
An examination of the animals indicated that they were killed in succession by something that was in serious need of sustenance and found it in a rather strange form. According to a veterinarian investigating the case, the sheep had all of the blood drained from their bodies to the point that even their hearts were found to be bone dry. "There is nothing in the heart. The heart is empty," marveled Maria Andriychuk, who had seemingly never seen such a thing in her forty years of working as a vet.
The nature of the animals' demise has also left local residents rattled as the creature only sought the blood of the sheep and opted to leave behind the rest of their remains. This is particularly perplexing because what initially appears to be the obvious culprit, some kind of canine like a wild dog or wolf, would be expected to feast on the flesh of its prey. As such, no one is quite sure what could have killed the sheep and, at this point, they're probably just hoping it won't come back.
It should come as no surprise to paranormal enthusiasts that the unsettling case has conjured concerns that the sheep could have been killed by a chupacabra, which is infamous for its thirst for blood. However, at least one village dismissed this theory out of hand with some fantastic wisdom which was news to us. "It cannot be," they said, "because the chupacabra does not attack sheep. It only goes for rabbits."