kongamato

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A pterosaur-like cryptid of Africa.

"[…] the kongamato like the olitiau is in the habit of diving at men crossing its territory — perhaps trying to drive them away […]"
"[…] swamp conceals a terrifying "lizard bird" called the kongamato."
"When crossing rivers, some of them carried amulets that would protect them from a Kongamato."
"Also described as being like a giant bat, the Kongamato has large teeth, red leathery skin, and a wingspan of four to seven feet."

From Kaonde [Term?] (literally “breaker of boats”).

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