The badaruc was an imaginary monster in the area of Tarn, in France.
The badaruc was said to be a nocturnal and very shy animal and because of the value of its fur, it was not allowed to shoot it.
Local people used the badaruc as a prank in a similar fasion as the dahu. The victim was usually asked to stand alone with a club by a cold night in a deserted place until the animal pass by. Of course, there was no hunting party and everyone go home leaving the naive until the morning.