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Allocamelus

Allocamelus from Edward Topsell's The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents, 1658. The image was originally from a Dutch work published in 1558. Topsell believed that the creature was the offspring of a camel and mule.

In heraldry, the Allocamelus (a.k.a. Ass-Camel) was the depiction of a mythical creature with the head of a donkey and the body of a camel.[1] It was first used as a crest for the English Eastland Company, and later by the Russia Company.[2]

References

  1. ^ Rose, Carol (2001-12-04). Giants Monsters and Dragons: An Encyclopedia Of Folklore Legend And Myth. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-393-32211-8.
  2. ^ Gough, Henry; Parker, James (1894). A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry. J. Parker. p. 9.
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