Deep in the heart of Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Selah Abong’o froze, convinced she was about to encounter something out of legend: a mokele-mbembe, Congo’s mythical dinosaur. In 2003 ...

The alleged dinosaur-like creature was dubbed mokele-mbembe, a name which translates loosely to “one who stops the flow of rivers,” in the Lingala language. Over the last century, sightings ...

This alleged dinosaur, often called Mokele-Mbembe or “one who stops the flow of rivers” in Lingala, was described as a massive, long-necked herbivore wading through African rivers. Its origins ...