| The Beast Of Gevaudan, was seen during the | | | | seen by several people. This time they saw that |
| years 1764 - 1767, in Gevaudan France. The | | | | the man accosting them was covered in fur only |
| creature was reported being as big as a large calf | | | | when his shirt blew open in the wind. It was said |
| or young cow, it was covered with a fur that | | | | at the time the creature was called an instrument |
| was reddish, the head was big and wolf-like, and | | | | of the Devil, and besides killing, was trying to stop |
| more brown than the rest of the body, the jaws | | | | people from going to Mass. |
| were always gaping, ears short and straight, | | | | One can certainly see the spiritual connection to |
| chest white and very broad, tail very long and | | | | the beast if we are to believe the stories of the |
| thick with the tip white, the back paws very big | | | | meetings that occurred between the women and |
| and long, according to some having hooves like a | | | | the strange man, who had fur covering him. Since |
| horse, those of the front were shorter and | | | | spiritual creatures can assume any form, it would |
| covered with a long fur, having six claws to each | | | | of been nothing to change from the wolf-life |
| paw. Once when the creature was sighted | | | | beast into the form of something humans would |
| crossing a river, it raised itself on its hind legs and | | | | of not found so scary, only to change back into |
| waded over like a human being. Furthermore it | | | | the beast once inside the dark woods. One reason |
| was very agile and extremely strong. It was | | | | the creature would of done this is the following. I |
| sometimes sighted in locations very far apart on | | | | have read numerous times when there has been |
| the same day. When hunting it crawled almost | | | | an encounter with a ghost or demon in a haunted |
| with its belly to the ground. One shepherd claimed | | | | location, the spirtiual being draws energy off their |
| it could stand up on its rear legs and was strong | | | | victims or those near them. The women would of |
| enough to lift an adult sheep with its arms. Dogs | | | | became frightened easily once inside the dark |
| fled in terror from it as did most other animals. | | | | woods, especially when they would of noticed the |
| The creature often made a sound more like a | | | | man was covered with fur, etc. Once they |
| horse neighing than a wolf howling, but sometimes | | | | became scared and released their psychic energy |
| it would make a growling sound like those of a | | | | given off in fear, the creature could drain and use |
| mean dog, or one in pain or distress. There were | | | | this energy to change and keep it's varied forms |
| two mysterious cases reported during the times | | | | more easily, like a demon or ghost does when it |
| of the creatures attacks. Three women were | | | | drains energy from frightened people. |
| going to church near the wood of Favart, when a | | | | There is a website that describes this and |
| dark man offered to escort them through the | | | | numerous other creatures of Cryptozoology in |
| woods. They refused and before leaving he | | | | detail. The website is called: Unknown Creatures, |
| touched one of them with a fur-covered hand. | | | | and may be found at this address: |
| Soldiers arriving on the scene just after the | | | | By Robert W. Benjamin |
| incident warned the terrified women not to go | | | | Copyright © 2006 |
| into the woods, because the creature had just | | | | You may publish this article in your ezine, |
| been seen there. | | | | newsletter or on your web site as long as it is |
| Two women of Escures also on the way to | | | | reprinted in its entirety and without modification |
| church had a similar experience in an area where, | | | | except for formatting needs or grammar |
| unknown to them, the creature had just been | | | | corrections. |