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During 1764–7, the Beast of Gevaudin terrorized parts of south-eastern France. A wolf-like beast, it drove off cattle and preyed upon people, tearing out their entrails. It was said to have red fur and a black-coloured back. A Paris newspaper speculated that it might be a cross between a wolf and a hyena. Despite having been shot at, it continued its predations. King Louis XV sent out soldiers to kill the beast but even after they had thought the beast dead, it killed again. In June 1767, the beast was finally killed by Jean Chastel; he fired two silver bullets into it, believing it to be a vampire. The corpse of the beast was taken to Paris. A film was made of this story, Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001).