Mokele-Mbembe
Mokele-Mbembe, meaning 'one who stops the flow of rivers' in the Lingala language, is a legendary water-dwelling entity from Bantu mythology of the Congo River Basin. This cryptid is described as a large, reptilian creature resembling a sauropod dinosaur with a long, flexible neck and a single horn or tooth. Stories of the creature have been told for centuries among the Bantu peoples of Central Africa, including the Ba'Aka, whose oral traditions speak of a beast that lurks in deep river pools and swamps. During the early 20th century, European explorers and cryptozoologists brought the legend