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''' Mokele-mbembe''' is a possible living [[dinosaur]]. It is classified as a sauropod<ref name=CREATIONTHEWEB>{{cite web|url=http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/326/|title= Mokele-mbembe: a living dinosaur?|author=David Catchpoole|format=HTML|accessdate=2008-08-01|publisher=Creationontheweb.com}}</ref><ref name=Mokelembembe>{{cite web|url=http://www.mokelembembe.com|title=Mokele-mbembe: The Living Dinosaur!|format=HTML|accessdate=2008-08-01|publisher=Mokelembembe.com}}</ref><ref name=ICR>{{cite web|url=http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=home&action=submitsearch&f_context_any=any&f_search_type=all&f_keyword_any=+Mokele-mbembe|title=  In Search Of the Congo Dinosaur|format=HTML|accessdate=2008-08-01|publisher=Institute for Creation Research}}</ref> and reportedly lives in the pools and swamps near the rivers of the [[Likouala Region]] in the [[Republic of the Congo]] (ROC).<ref name=Mokelembembe/> There have been numerous reports of sightings for more than 100 years.<ref name=CREATIONTHEWEB/> Noted Congolese [[biologist]] Marcellin Agnagna, who was in an expedition to Lake Tele in 1983, said:

''' Mokele-mbembe''' is a possible living [[dinosaur]]. It is classified as a sauropod<ref name=CREATIONTHEWEB>{{cite web|url=http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/326/|title= Mokele-mbembe: a living dinosaur?|author=David Catchpoole|accessdate=2008-08-01|publisher=Creationontheweb.com}}</ref><ref name=Mokelembembe>{{cite web|url=http://www.mokelembembe.com|title=Mokele-mbembe: The Living Dinosaur!|accessdate=2008-08-01|publisher=Mokelembembe.com}}</ref><ref name=ICR>{{cite web|url=http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=home&action=submitsearch&f_context_any=any&f_search_type=all&f_keyword_any=+Mokele-mbembe|title=  In Search Of the Congo Dinosaur|accessdate=2008-08-01|publisher=Institute for Creation Research}}</ref> and reportedly lives in the pools and swamps near the rivers of the [[Likouala Region]] in the [[Republic of the Congo]] (ROC).<ref name=Mokelembembe/> There have been numerous reports of sightings for more than 100 years.<ref name=CREATIONTHEWEB/> Noted Congolese [[biologist]] Marcellin Agnagna, who was in an expedition to Lake Tele in 1983, said:

{{cquote|At approximately 2:30pm, … [we] were then able to observe a strange animal, with a wide back, a long neck, and a small head. … The animal was located at about 300 metres from the edge of the lake, and we were able to adv[a]nce about 60 metres in the shallow water, placing us at a distance of about 240 metres from the animal, which had become aware of our presence and was looking around as if to determine the source of the noise. Dinkoumbou [a local villager] continued to shout with fear. The f[r]ontal part of the animal was brown, while the back part of the neck appeared black and shone in the sunlight. The animal partly submerged, and remained visible for 20 minutes with only the neck and head above the water. It then submerged completely, … no further sighting of the animal took place. It can be said with certainty that the animal we saw was Mokele-mbembe, that it was quite alive, and, furthermore, that it is known to many inhabitants of the Likouala region [an area of swampland about the same size as Florida]. Its total length from head to back visible above the waterline was estimated at 5 metres.<ref name=CREATIONTHEWEB/>}}

{{cquote|At approximately 2:30pm, … [we] were then able to observe a strange animal, with a wide back, a long neck, and a small head. … The animal was located at about 300 metres from the edge of the lake, and we were able to adv[a]nce about 60 metres in the shallow water, placing us at a distance of about 240 metres from the animal, which had become aware of our presence and was looking around as if to determine the source of the noise. Dinkoumbou [a local villager] continued to shout with fear. The f[r]ontal part of the animal was brown, while the back part of the neck appeared black and shone in the sunlight. The animal partly submerged, and remained visible for 20 minutes with only the neck and head above the water. It then submerged completely, … no further sighting of the animal took place. It can be said with certainty that the animal we saw was Mokele-mbembe, that it was quite alive, and, furthermore, that it is known to many inhabitants of the Likouala region [an area of swampland about the same size as Florida]. Its total length from head to back visible above the waterline was estimated at 5 metres.<ref name=CREATIONTHEWEB/>}}

==Anatomy==

==Anatomy==

According to the available data, Mokele-mbembe has a long [[neck]] and [[tail]].<ref name=Mokelembembe/> Reported length of the animal is approximately 5 to 10 meters, the length of the neck is approximately 1.6 to 3.3 meters<ref name=Trueauthority>{{cite web|url=http://www.trueauthority.com/cryptozoology/mokele.htm|title=Mokele-mbembe|format=HTML|accessdate=2008-08-01|publisher=Trueauthority.com}}</ref> and the estimated length of the tail is between 1.6 and 3.3 meters. It has reddish-brown skin with no body hair. It is generally believed that the animal is unable to produce any [[sound]].<ref name=Mokelembembe/>

According to the available data, Mokele-mbembe has a long [[neck]] and [[tail]].<ref name=Mokelembembe/> Reported length of the animal is approximately 5 to 10 meters, the length of the neck is approximately 1.6 to 3.3 meters<ref name=Trueauthority>{{cite web|url=http://www.trueauthority.com/cryptozoology/mokele.htm|title=Mokele-mbembe|accessdate=2008-08-01|publisher=Trueauthority.com}}</ref> and the estimated length of the tail is between 1.6 and 3.3 meters. It has reddish-brown skin with no body hair. It is generally believed that the animal is unable to produce any [[sound]].<ref name=Mokelembembe/>

==Behavior==

==Behavior==