a story submitted to Space Squid made passing reference to The Beasts of Gevaudan, which you may recall from the movie "The Brotherhood of the Wolf."
As it happens, much of what happened in the movie was from a reasonably verified historical record of 60-100 deaths due to animal attack in late 18th century France. Well, the kung fu sequences probably didn’t happen. But there may have been a wolf, or more likely a pack of wolves, who had a taste for French food.
which led to the Wikipedia article listing known wolf attacks. The Indian wolf was the biggest culprit. Apparently it’s not unusual in India to lose your kids during a late-night trip to the outhouse. Israel also has a significant Indian wolf population, but the proliferation of Uzis must keep them in check.
The moral of the story is that no matter what the hippies or Farley Mowat tell you, wolves aren’t teddy bears.
