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A fabulous beast reported by early European visitors to West Africa. The size of an elephant, the Mokele-Mbembe had a long neck, a single horn or tooth, and a strong serpentine tail. Although it attacked small boats and inhabited marine caves, its diet was said to be vegetarian.
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