Legend has it that a four-legged fiend with glowing eyes and a blood-curdling howl stalks this very spot.
Which makes these pictures of a mystery creature taken near Hound Tor on Dartmoor more intriguing than ever.
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Seen only yards away from a party of schoolchildren, the animal has a thick, shaggy coat, rounded ears and large front limbs which would be powerful enough to tear human flesh.
Some say it is a wild dog or cat. More fanciful theories include wolverine or bear.
Falconer Martin Whitley, who photographed the creature, said: "It was walking along a path about 200 yards away from me.
"It was black and grey and comparable in size to a miniature pony. It had very thick shoulders, a long, thick tail with a blunt end and small round ears.
"Its movements appeared feline, then bear-like sprang to mind. There was a party climbing on the tor opposite making a racket but it ignored them completely."
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