Muhuru
Also known as: Kenyan Dinosaur
In a remote Kenyan river valley, locals describe an armored, club-tailed reptile that has no business still existing.
Early 1900s
Muhuru River, western Kenya
Approximately 15 feet long
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The Lore
The Muhuru is a large reptilian creature reported near the Muhuru River in western Kenya, close to Lake Victoria. Witnesses describe an animal roughly 15 feet long with heavy armored plating along its back and a clubbed tail, closely resembling a stegosaur or ankylosaur. Missionary and ethnographer R.E. Hobley collected accounts in the early 1900s. The remote terrain and dense vegetation of the area have prevented thorough investigation.
Body Type
Folklore Origin
Notable Witnesses
- R.E. Hobley
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