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The Kongamato: The Flying Terror of the Jiundu Swamps

November 10, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
Shallow water and reeds in the Bangweulu wetlands of Zambia, the swamp country where the kongamato is said to fly

About 6 min readIn the swamps of western Zambia, people say a creature like a pterodactyl still flies — a leathery, tooth-beaked thing that capsizes canoes and leaves terrible wounds. In 1923, a British official showed locals a picture of a pterodactyl. They knew it at once.

Categories Cryptids & Creatures Tags cryptozoology, Flying cryptid, Kongamato, Pterosaur, Unsolved, Zambia Leave a comment

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