Nandi Bear

The Account

Kalenjin people call it chemosit — the devil. Colonial reports from the Nandi Escarpment describe an animal that specifically cracks open skulls to eat the brain.

From the Public Record

In East African folklore, the Nandi bear is a creature said to live in East Africa. It takes its name from the Nandi people, who live in western Kenya, the area in which the Nandi bear has been reported. It is also known as Chemosit, Kerit, Koddoelo, Ngoloko, or Duba, which derives from the Arabic words dubb ('bear') or d.abʕ / d.abuʕ ('hyena'). The Samburu Nkampit also appears to be a version of this creature.

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