Farmers in a Chilean village are reportedly blaming vampires or aliens for the deaths of 40 chickens.
According to El Diario Austral newspaper, the chickens were found dead with their insides scattered all over their owner's backyard in Perquenco.
Juana Raasch, owner of the farm, said: "It was a horrible scene. But the strangest thing was that there was no trace of any other animal that could have done it.
"I have owned this farm for seven years and I have never seen anything like that.
"I would know if it were the work of a pig, dog, wolf or cat. What happened here was out of this world."
Police sent to the farm were puzzled by the fact that there was no evidence of an intruder, either animal or human.
A spokesman said: "It seems silly to talk about vampires and aliens, but you never know around here.
"This farm is well protected with lots of wires and fences, I don't see how an animal could have come in here.
"This is not the first time something bizarre like that has happened around here, and we have never come up with a normal explanation."
