Africa · Aquatic
Mokele-Mbembe
also called One Who Stops the Flow of Rivers
A sauropod-like river beast of the Congo Basin.
The Account
BaAka pygmies of the Likouala swamps describe a long-necked reddish-brown creature the size of an elephant. Numerous expeditions since 1913 have returned with footprints and stories and nothing more.
Origin
Congo Basin oral tradition
First Sighting
1913 (Freiherr von Stein)
From the Public Record
In several Bantu mythologies, mokele-mbembe is a mythical water-dwelling entity that is believed to exist in the Congo River Basin. It is variously described as a reptilian creature, a spirit, or a member of the extinct lineage of sauropods.
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