I believe stories of Mokele-Mbembe are derived from elephants

Africa's Loch Ness Monster: Dinosaur called Mokele-mbembe 'lives in the Congo' - Daily Star

Here be monsters: The search for Africa's mythical beasts

No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo by Redmond O'Hanlon

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH: WILD FICTIONS 013: Mokele-mbembe

Lake Tele – Epena, Republic of the Congo - Atlas Obscura

Discovering the forest wonders of Africa – and the threats they face - CIFOR Forests News

Mokele Mbembe! - Document - Gale Academic OneFile

Virtual Museum Archive – Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures

Elephants in African Myths. Some say that the elephant was once…, by Raina Kamrat, Elephant Listening Project

In Search Of the Congo Dinosaur The Institute for Creation Research

The Mokele-Mbembe: Searching For The Congo Dinosaur, by Everything Unexplained, Dec, 2023

Mokele-mbembe – a dinosaur in Africa?

A collection of different theories about what the Mokele-Mbembe is : r/SpeculativeEvolution

Elephants born without tusks in 'evolutionary response' to violent poachers