Inkanyamba
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| Inkanyamba | |
|---|---|
| Creature | |
| Name: | Inkanyamba |
| Classification | |
| Grouping: | Cryptid |
| Sub Grouping: | Lake monster |
| Data | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Region: | Howick Falls |
| Habitat: | Water |
| Status: | Unconfirmed |
The Inkanyamba is a legendary sea serpent living in a waterfall lake area in the northern forests near Cape Town, South Africa. Old natives of the area feared and worshiped the creature. For many years natives would push a virgin off the waterfall to her death to appease the beast. This tradition is acted out every year by actors as a tourist attraction. The only known sighting of the Inkanyamba is by a local of Cape Town, who has a photograph he took mounted on the wall of his bar. The photo is hazy and shows the vague silhouette of a long necked creature similar to many of the Loch Ness Monster photos.
Cryptologists have suggested that they might be a form of eel augmented by local myth.
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