If it weren't for the many accounts from people who claim to have seen it, the chimera-like cryptid known as the “Dingonek” would be easy to write off as way too absurd to be real... because this is definitely one bizarre beast.
According to the lore of the Congolese Wa-Ndorobo tribe, the Dingonek (depicted above in an ancient cave painting) is sort of a hybrid of scorpion and walrus, covered with spotted reptilian scales, sporting huge tusks and a tail tipped with a venomous barb. The monster actually bears a strong resemblance to an 18-foot creature allegedly sighted in 1907 in Kenya by explorer John Alfred Jordan – who claims he was unable to bring it down, despite shooting it with a high-powered rifle.
Cryptozoologists have noted that the Dingonek legend is remarkably similar to predatory beasts reported throughout Africa – including the so-called “Water Lions” of Angola, Congo and many other regions.