Nandi bear

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The Nandi bear is a cryptid purported to live in East Africa. It takes its name from the Nandi people, who live in western Kenya, the area in which the alleged animal has been reported. It is also known as Chemosit, Kerit, Koddoelo, Ngoloko, or Duba, which derives from the Arabic words dubb ("bear") or d.abʕ / d.abuʕ ("hyena"). The Samburu Nkampit also appears to be a version of this creature. Scientists tend to dismiss the existence of the Nandi bear, arguing instead that such accounts are misinterpreted encounters with known animals; nevertheless, a variety of highly speculative, non-mainstream proposals have been offered in an attempt to identify the creature.

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