The Abada unicorn tradition in Central African folklore collections

Record summary

Abada is a legendary or folkloric horned animal appearing in African bestiary traditions and later European accounts, sometimes described as a small unicorn-like antelope or rhinoceros. Mid-century reference works and folklore compilations continued to circulate the name, making it a useful lead for studying how African animal lore was translated into European monster and unicorn categories. It should be approached as a textual and transmission-history subject, not as evidence for an undiscovered species. The exact originating language, region and relationship to real antelope or rhinoceros lore require verification.