Episode 149: The Mokele-Mbembe: Myth or Monster?

Today, Laura, Krysta and Dean go to Africa in search of the legend of the Mokele-Mbembe, a thirty five foot long dinosaur-like cryptid. It is a creature famed to the Bantu in the region for stopping the flow of rivers when it nests at bends in the river. It is reputed to fight and kill hippos, elephants and crocodiles. footprints have been found and the locals see the creature regularly. We discuss the gorilla, which at one point was considered a cryptid and from there go to the Mokele-Mbembe itself. We discuss all the information we discovered about the creature as well as Josh Gates search for the beast, Rodgers and Hmmerstein's Cinderella, how the brontosaurus became the apatosaurus and so, so much more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/family-plot--4670465/support.