TheOgrs view of the Werewolf Myth

Werewolves have been a key part of the human imagination sense the time of the ancient Greeks and Egyptians. It became a world wide phenomenon during the middle-ages with huge reports of werewolves killing thousands of villagers and even a few folks in the cities. Many people were killed because people thought they were werewolves, and many of then did indeed suffer from a mental disorder known as lycanthropy. Lycanthropy is a mental disorder where the person believes they are changing into another animal, sometimes this animal is a wolf. This disorder maybe enough to solve many of the cases, as well as other mental disorders during to the health conditions of the day, but there are many cases that have no human factor other than the victims. We all know the beast of Gévaudan was actually a Hyena, possibly a long haired hyena that has sense become extinct. The hyena was proved to be the trained pet of a french man who claimed to have killed it. So with this murderous case solved, that leaves a few thousand more with unknown, or unproven, creatures. Are these the result of the actual werewolves, I think not. We all know that the realm of reality no person can physically transform into another creature. This is an impossibility by far. No creature that has ever inhabited this planet has ever had the ability to transform into another creature. So with the possibility of transformation out of the equation, the human element also removed, what could be the source of all the other killings. I believe that it is a combination of both abnormally large wolves and hairless bears. Many diseases circulated during the middle-ages, including mange. A mangy, diseased bear can and will cause reports of werewolves to flow in from the country side. This could explain the human appearance of the monster. This is what I believe the wolf lacks in the description is the human appearance because the villagers would have been familiar with wolves and bears, and they would have reported a large, rampaging wolf or bear if it was the case. However, if you had ever seen a hairless bear you would describe it as a werewolf because it is such a rare sight that the only explanation would be that it was a werewolf. The mangy and diseased bear would  have been in a foul mood and even aggressive enough to go on a rampage, especially if it was hungry. So for lack f time ad space my conclusions are that all the unexplainable sightings, or attacks, that have been attributed t the werewolf is either a hairless bear, or maybe even an abnormally large wolf.