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by Micha F. Lindemans

Early European visitors to West Africa mentioned a fabulous animal with the size of an elephant, a long neck, a single horn or tooth, and a strong serpentine tail. It attacked small boats and inhabited marine caves, although its diet was said to be vegetarian.