During the 1980s, Mackal turned his attention to purported creature, the Mokele-mbembe, which figures such as Young Earth creationists claim is a living dinosaur in the Likouala swamp region of the Republic of Congo.
dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, mˈækəl tˈɜːnd hɪz ɐtˈɛnʃən tə pɚpˈoːɹɾᵻd kɹˈiːtʃɚ, ðə mˈoʊkəlˈɛmbˈɛmb, wˌɪtʃ fˈɪɡjɚz sˈʌtʃ ɐz jˈʌŋ ˈɜːθ kɹiːˈeɪʃənˌɪsts klˈeɪm ɪz ɐ lˈɪvɪŋ dˈaɪnəsˌɔːɹ ɪnðə lˌɪkuːˈɑːlə swˈɑːmp ɹˈiːdʒən ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv kˈɑːŋɡoʊ.