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Hunt for Gambia's mythical dragon (problematic to find because people die within weeks of seeing it)
The BBC ^
| July 16, 2006
Posted on 07/15/2006 2:05:22 AM PDT by Stoat
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The 2006 Gambia Expedition
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The monster detectives: on the trail of the ninki-nanka
Once, the komodo dragon was thought to exist only in folklore. What other mythical beasts might we find if we look hard enough? Helen Brown meets the man on the trail of the ninki-nanka
Published: 12 July 2006
As you read this, a small group of intrepid, pink-nosed Brits are creeping through the Gambian jungle, dodging crocodiles and cobras, in the hope of spotting the legendary "ninki-nanka". (OK, it sounds like a Goon Show plot, but bear with me.) This fabulously named creature is said by locals to resemble a giant reptile, up to 30 feet long and dwelling in the murk of the mangrove swamps.
The "dragon" is rumoured to look rather like a game of zoological "consequences", possessing the body of a crocodile, the neck of a giraffe and the head of a horse with three horns. Less fantastically, the team's leader, Richard Freeman of the Centre for Fortean Zoology, suspects the ninki-nanka of being a species of colossal monitor lizard. "Whatever the truth," he says, "this is the first dedicated expedition to search for this animal."
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posted on
07/15/2006 2:05:29 AM PDT
by
Stoat
To: Stoat
It sounds like it might be radioactive.
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posted on
07/15/2006 2:06:33 AM PDT
by
coconutt2000
(NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
To: Stoat
"...(problematic to find because people die within weeks of seeing it)"
Ninka Nanka=Hokey Pokey for tourists or other suckers.
To: All
Ninki-Nanka identification guide:
![Click to visit ImageShack for Image Hosting! img215/7994/mini21mh.jpg](http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7994/mini21mh.jpg)
(NOT a Ninki-Nanka)
![Click to visit ImageShack for Image Hosting! img81/311/spliff1ok.jpg](http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/311/spliff1ok.jpg)
(Possibly someone who has seen a Ninki_Nanka)
![Click to visit ImageShack for Image Hosting! img140/1646/stoat44vx.jpg](http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1646/stoat44vx.jpg)
(NOT a Ninki-Nanka, this is a stoat)
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posted on
07/15/2006 2:14:45 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: All
Ninki-Nanka?
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posted on
07/15/2006 2:20:17 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
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posted on
07/15/2006 2:22:08 AM PDT
by
CzarNicky
(In the magical land of unicorns there's no need for clothes.)
To: Stoat
Wait till they find out its not a dragon.
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posted on
07/15/2006 2:24:53 AM PDT
by
kb2614
(Hell hath no fury than a bureaucrat scorned)
To: coconutt2000
people die within weeks of seeing it I hate it when that happens.
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posted on
07/15/2006 2:27:49 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Peace begins in the womb.)
To: kb2614
![Click to visit ImageShack for Image Hosting! img205/6348/yellingbunnylg6.jpg](http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6348/yellingbunnylg6.jpg)
Be sure to have your Holy Hand Grenade nearby
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posted on
07/15/2006 2:31:13 AM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Jeff Chandler
people die within weeks of seeing it
I hate it when that happens. ![](http://horrorexpress.co.kr/bbs/icon/member_image_box/1/r-3.jpg)
Me too.
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posted on
07/15/2006 2:31:49 AM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: kb2614
Death, with big, pointy teeth! Run AWAY!!!!
Mark
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posted on
07/15/2006 3:57:22 AM PDT
by
MarkL
(When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
To: Stoat
"It is described as having a horse-like face, a long body with mirror-like scales and a crest of skin on its head."
They're looking for Kerry. Someone tell them to head to DC.
To: Stoat
Most people died (probably of malaria) after high fever induced hallucinations, etc. Either that or its Nettie over-wintering in the tropics.
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posted on
07/15/2006 5:24:07 AM PDT
by
rod1
To: Stoat
Sounds like the mokele mbembe (sp?) people have hunted for in the Congo region.
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posted on
07/15/2006 6:11:55 AM PDT
by
rockprof
To: Stoat
Far worse than Ninki-Nanka
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posted on
07/15/2006 6:17:59 AM PDT
by
xp38
To: Stoat
Maybe the Wilson-Plames know something about this. Wasn't he ambassador to Gambia?
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posted on
07/15/2006 6:24:27 AM PDT
by
savedbygrace
(SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
To: Angelas; presidio9; Idisarthur; Hegemony Cricket; A knight without armor; new cruelty; SunkenCiv; ..
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posted on
07/17/2006 2:14:17 PM PDT
by
pcottraux
(It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
To: Stoat
Thanks for the ping! Good article.
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posted on
07/17/2006 6:37:58 PM PDT
by
Inyo-Mono
(Life is like a cow pasture, it's hard to get through without stepping in some mess. NRA.)
To: Inyo-Mono
I'm delighted that you liked it, and thank you for your kind words :-)
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posted on
07/17/2006 6:42:57 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: rockprof
Rather except that people generally only die after supposedly eating mokele-mbembe.
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posted on
07/17/2006 10:22:00 PM PDT
by
gnarledmaw
(I traded freedom for security and all I got were these damned shackles.)
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