Many legendary monsters really aren't anything more than legends, but a few, in apparent

defiance of rationality, are real.

The beast of Jevoudon was one.

It actually killed over 100 people in France in the 18th century.

Legion's hunted it, but it was never definitively killed or even identified.

Years later, can we use whatever skills and documentary and historical research at our

disposal to come up with a probable ID for this undoubtedly murderous creature?

The beast of Jevoudon is coming up next, UnSkeptoid.

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I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com, hunting the beast of Jevoudon.

From 1764 to 1767, a ferocious beast is said to have killed over 100 people in the south

of France.

At first the monster targeted solitary people out tending flocks in the forests, but later

it grew bolder and would charge in to attack groups of people.

Sometimes villagers would fight it off, sometimes it would claim a victim and run off with

an unfortunate person in its formidable jaws.

Hunters and soldiers were engaged to kill the beast, but the attacks continued.

Only when two large wolves were killed did the nightmare finally stop, and then the controversy

began.

Was the beast one or more of these wolves or had it been something far more sinister?

The Jevoudon is a historical region of rural France known for its harsh volcanic cliffs,

steep slopes, and dense forests.

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