In several Bantu mythologies, mokele-mbembe (also written as " mokèlé-mbèmbé ") 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.

2022年2月25日 · People who have seen mokele-mbembe describe it as a quadruped with smooth skin. The creature has an unusually long neck with a single tooth or horn at its head. In all, it sounds like nothing less than a dinosaur, a remnant population living in the jungle. Most will dismiss such a possibility instantly.

Deep within the dense jungles of Central Africa, Mokele-Mbembe has intrigued cryptozoologists and adventure seekers alike. Like the Loch Ness monster and other famous cryptids, the beast has made appearances in various forms of pop culture, from books and films to video games.

2021年6月18日 · What is the mokele mbembe? Descriptions vary on one of the more curious additions to modern cryptozoology. However, most describe a large brown or brownish-gray beast between 30 and 35 feet in length. The body is often described as …

“In the swampy jungles of western Africa, reports persist of an elephant-sized creature with smooth, brownish-gray skin, a long, flexible neck, a very long tail as powerful as a crocodile’s, and three-clawed feet the size of frying pans.

Mokèlé-mbèmbé, meaning "one who stops the flow of rivers" in the Lingala language is a legendary water-dwelling creature of Congo River basin folklore, sometimes described as living creature, sometimes as a spirit, and loosely analogous to the Loch Ness Monster in Western culture. It is claimed to be a sauropod by some cryptozoologists.

2013年8月13日 · The region is the reputed home of the mokele-mbembe, an amphibious dinosaur-like creature said to be up to 35 feet long, with brownish-gray skin and a long, flexible neck. According to legends, it...

Captain Freiheer von Stein zu Lausnitz, a German explorer, heard stories about an animal that was "brownish gray with a smooth skin, its size approximately that of an elephant, at least that of a hippopotamus." The creature had long flexible neck and had a vegetarian diet. The natives called it mok'ele-mbembe.

2011年12月28日 · In the 1980s, Dr Mackal led two expedition teams to the vast Likouala swamp and rainforest area of the Congo which is inhabited by pygmies, on the hunt for this mystery creature - Africa's version...

Armed with these native descriptions, early adventures came to the conclusion that the legends of Mokele M bembe must have been derived from eyewitness encounters of a living saurapod, a family of dinosaur presumed extinct for millions of years.