Dinosaurs may still be alive in the Congo (Talk.Origins)

Claim CB930.3:


 * An apatosaurus-like dinosaur may still be alive in swamps in the Congo.

Source:
 * Doolan, Robert, 1993. Are Dinosaurs alive today? Where Jurassic Park went wrong. Creation Ex Nihilo 15(4) (Sep.): 12-15.
 * Kent Hovind, 1998. Dr. Hovind's "Creation Seminar" part 3b: Dinosaurs alive today.

CreationWiki response:

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All this shows is that Talk Origins' source had found a tribe in an area around which Mokele-mbembe had not lived for a long time, so it had taken on a mystical nature in their minds.

The claim that other reports of Mokele-mbembe are folklore is a conclusion drawn by someone trying to dismiss them. Not only do the natives tell of personal encounters with Mokele-mbembe, but some members of expeditions have reported finding their footprints and actually seeing the animals, so there is evidence that they exist.

While a good clear photograph would help the case, it needs to be realized that the nature of remote, high-humidity swamps makes photography difficult. There have been several expeditions to the area, but unfortunately they are underfunded because the evolutionists in charge of most research grants don't take such claims serious enough to provide funding. Furthermore, much is known of Mokele-mbembe's size, shape, color, footprints, habitat, diet, and behavior. This sounds like a real animal.

Reference: Mokele-Mbembe The Living Dinosaur!

Reference: Mokele-mbembe 2001 Expedition Initial Report

Reference: Mokele-mbembe, of Africa

Reference: Was a Mokele-mbembe killed at Lake Tele?

Reference: Science Frontiers: Mokele-mbembe

First of all, it has not completely eluded human exploration. Expeditions to the area have reported finding footprints as well as actually seeing the animals.

Second, much of the earth's surface has still not been explored, so it is possible that large undiscovered animals could exists in parts of Africa, Asia, South and North America. This is particularly the case if they live in areas that are difficult to get to and explore. Most such reports of large undiscovered animals are ignored by the general scientific community, so that these expeditions are seldom if ever properly funded.

The reaction to such reports by evolutionists such as those at Talk Origins certainly gives the opposite impression. It is true that a living dinosaur would not be a problem for evolution, because it has long since passed the point of testability. However, it does raise questions about the validity of many of the conclusions drawn from fossils.