Was the Beast of Gévaudan, which killed more than a hundred people, real?

Legends of werewolves have haunted the wilds of Europe since the Middle Ages, and the origins of such stories go back even further in our shared mythos around the world. But no story comes so close to the terrifying reality of an animal (or animals) that became known as the Beast of Gévaudan. The Beast of Gévaudan (la Bèstia de Gavaudan in Occitan) is an animal that caused a series of attacks on humans between June 30, 1764 and June 19, 1767. These attacks, usually fatal, were reported between 88 and 124 according to sources, mainly took place in the…