Like a Wolf but Not a Wolf: The Beast of the Gevaudan (Part 2)

Ancient History Fangirl

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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⁠⁠Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! In our last episode, we detailed the rise of the Beast of the Gevaudan, some of its most gruesome attacks, and the doomed efforts of professional hunters to take it down. In this one, we’ll discuss how the Beast finally died—and the theories that arose after its death about what exactly just happened in the Gevaudan. The thing is, even with a body—and a detailed autopsy—we’re still not sure what the Beast of the Gevaudan was. Theories and legends abound, from practical to mythological. In this episode, we unpack it all and try to come to a conclusion. Sponsors and Advertising This podcast is a member of Airwave Media podcast network. Want to advertise on our show? Please direct advertising inquiries to advertising@airwavemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2:02.4	There is no beast in the Jevadan. It's snowing again. The white freezing snow falls thick on your coat as you huddle shivering beneath the rock outcrop. Your last kill is still warm on your mouth, and you lick the blood off your muzzle. The pain in your side has faded to a dull throb and it hurts to breathe. You can hear
2:08.8	them calling, shouting, with their guns and their horses and dogs, looking for you. Following the
2:16.1	latest blood trail out of your poor battered body, you hate them.
2:21.2	You'd kill them all if you could. You turn and stretch your neck to lick your wounds.
2:27.0	The one on your shoulder still bleeding and fresh. The stab wound on your chest still hurts
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