Camelopard (giraffe)
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Camelopard (giraffe)
Early Romans sought to describe giraffes by using the combination of the shape of a camel with the coloration of the leopard. Archbishop Trent writes: “It is a creature combining, though with infinitely more grace, yet some of the height and even the proportions of a camel, with the spotted skin of the pard.” (Mythical Creatures and Places)
Montgomery, Alabama Zoo – 2010 –– Photo Credit: This image is from The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division – image rights dedicated to the American people for copyright free access.