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Local historian Bernard Soulier investigates these historical documents and points out that descriptions of the beast did not align with any known wolf species, leading to rampant speculation. Some locals, driven by fear and confusion, began attributing supernatural links to the creature, suggesting it might be a werewolf. As scholars examined the patterns of attacks, some theorized that the beast wreaking havoc on Gévaudan was, in fact, a hybrid creature—an unsettling fusion of man and wolf.