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Living Dinosaurs

Deep in jungles and remote lakes, witnesses report creatures that should have gone extinct 65 million years ago. Pterosaurs in Papua New Guinea. Sauropods in the Congo.

12 creatures

Megalodon

Megalodon

High

The largest shark that ever lived went extinct 3.6 million years ago, unless the deep ocean is hiding something.

Debunked/disputedOceania / North America / South America / Africa
Mokele-mbembe

Mokele-mbembe

High

Deep in the Congo Basin, local tribes describe a living dinosaur with total consistency across generations.

Eyewitness reportsAfrica
Tatzelwurm

Tatzelwurm

Medium

A stubby, venomous dragon-cat with two front legs haunts the caves and cliffs of the European Alps.

Eyewitness reportsEurope
Kongamato

Kongamato

Medium

Zambian fishermen describe a flying reptile with leathery wings and teeth that capsizes their boats.

Eyewitness reportsAfrica
Lindworm

Lindworm

High

A legless or two-legged dragon slithers through Scandinavian and Germanic legends as a creature of both terror and strange wisdom.

Folklore onlyEurope
Sirrush

Sirrush

Unknown

A scaly, long-necked dragon depicted on the Ishtar Gate of Babylon stands among real animals, leading some to argue it was drawn from life.

Physical evidence claimsAsia
Ropen

Ropen

Medium

Islanders in Papua New Guinea describe a glowing, long-tailed flying creature that matches no known bird or bat.

Eyewitness reportsOceania
Emela-ntouka

Emela-ntouka

High

Something in the Congo swamps kills elephants with a single horn and has no interest in eating them.

Eyewitness reportsAfrica
Ninki Nanka

Ninki Nanka

High

West African elders say that anyone who sees this swamp dragon dies shortly after.

Eyewitness reportsAfrica
Buru

Buru

Medium

A giant aquatic lizard once said to inhabit remote Himalayan valleys before being deliberately exterminated.

Eyewitness reportsAsia
Muhuru

Muhuru

Medium

In a remote Kenyan river valley, locals describe an armored, club-tailed reptile that has no business still existing.

Eyewitness reportsAfrica
Gazeka

Gazeka

Low

An enormous, tapir-like beast reported by a colonial officer in the unexplored highlands of Papua New Guinea.

Eyewitness reportsOceania

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