Mokele-mbembe: The (Not) Living Dinosaur

About this episode

The episode discusses the cryptid Mokele-mbembe and the myths surrounding it.

Mokele-mbembe is a sauropod-like cryptid that has been luring cryptozoology's most optimistic explorers into some of the world's most remote swamps for over a century, and yet the evidence remains, to put it generously, thin. Whether this creature was born from colonialist interpretations of local legends, or wishful thinking during the dinosaur craze of the early 20th century, one thing is clear: somewhere in the Congo River Basin, a living dinosaur is definitely not waiting to be discovered. ** Link to the 1992 documentary footage (starts around 3:33): https://youtu.be/3xJh6vMj4zs?t=213 ** WE WROTE A BOOK! And you can buy it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://geni.us/spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Want to listen without the ads? Check out our Patreon, where you can get ad-free episodes & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Links to our social media & more: Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

Topics covered

• cryptozoology
• Mokele-mbembe
• dinosaurs
• Congo River Basin
• mythology
• exploration

Keywords

• Mokele-mbembe
• cryptid
• Congo
• dinosaurs
• cryptozoology
• myth
• exploration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Evergreen Podcasts, Killer Podcasts, Patreon, Linktree, TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Substack, YouTube, Discord Server

Books & works: Mokele-mbembe

Places: Congo River Basin

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