The Beast of Gevaudan (Cryptid)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The First Known Encounter
The chapter discusses the initial encounter with the beast of Gevaudan, where a girl or woman guarding cattle is attacked but finds protection within a defensive wall formed by the cattle. It also mentions the formation of defensive barriers by certain breeds of cattle. The chapter ends with a preview of upcoming beast attacks.
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Transcript
France, 1764. A terrifying and unknown beast roams the countryside killing more than 100 men, women, and children, and injuring 200 more. A royal reward is even issued for its capture or death. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what made the beast so ferocious, why it attacked so many people, and what kind of beast it actually was.
