Ndzoondzoo

The Ndzoondzoo is from the Makua people of Southeast Africa. They are the size of a horse, extremely fast and very strong. They have a horn on their foreheads that is two and a half feet long. They are fierce creatures that attack without provocation. Their horns become flexible when they sleep and curls up on their heads. If the creatures are calm, they may stay in this resting position. Their horns regain their rigidity when they are hunting, or when they become excited. The females of this species do not possess the horn. To get away from these creatures you should climb a tree and avoid being seen. If they see a person in a tree, they will start ramming the tree with their horns until the tree falls, and then they will gore the person to death. They never fail at cutting the tree unless that tree is really thick. Once they kill a person, they leave the corpse without eating it.

Citations:

Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.

Ruickbie, Leo. The Impossible Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Fabulous Beasts and Mythical Monsters. United Kingdom, Little, Brown Book Group, 2016.