Cryptozoology And The Beast Of Gevaudan

The Beast Of Gevaudan, was seen during theseen by several people. This time they saw that
years 1764 - 1767, in Gevaudan France. Thethe man accosting them was covered in fur only
creature was reported being as big as a large calfwhen his shirt blew open in the wind. It was said
or young cow, it was covered with a fur thatat the time the creature was called an instrument
was reddish, the head was big and wolf-like, andof the Devil, and besides killing, was trying to stop
more brown than the rest of the body, the jawspeople 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 andthe beast if we are to believe the stories of the
thick with the tip white, the back paws very bigmeetings that occurred between the women and
and long, according to some having hooves like athe strange man, who had fur covering him. Since
horse, those of the front were shorter andspiritual creatures can assume any form, it would
covered with a long fur, having six claws to eachof been nothing to change from the wolf-life
paw. Once when the creature was sightedbeast into the form of something humans would
crossing a river, it raised itself on its hind legs andof not found so scary, only to change back into
waded over like a human being. Furthermore itthe beast once inside the dark woods. One reason
was very agile and extremely strong. It wasthe creature would of done this is the following. I
sometimes sighted in locations very far apart onhave read numerous times when there has been
the same day. When hunting it crawled almostan encounter with a ghost or demon in a haunted
with its belly to the ground. One shepherd claimedlocation, the spirtiual being draws energy off their
it could stand up on its rear legs and was strongvictims or those near them. The women would of
enough to lift an adult sheep with its arms. Dogsbecame 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 aman was covered with fur, etc. Once they
horse neighing than a wolf howling, but sometimesbecame scared and released their psychic energy
it would make a growling sound like those of agiven off in fear, the creature could drain and use
mean dog, or one in pain or distress. There werethis energy to change and keep it's varied forms
two mysterious cases reported during the timesmore easily, like a demon or ghost does when it
of the creatures attacks. Three women weredrains energy from frightened people.
going to church near the wood of Favart, when aThere is a website that describes this and
dark man offered to escort them through thenumerous other creatures of Cryptozoology in
woods. They refused and before leaving hedetail. 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 theBy Robert W. Benjamin
incident warned the terrified women not to goCopyright © 2006
into the woods, because the creature had justYou 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 toreprinted 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 beencorrections.