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Allocamelus, Ass-camel

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The allocamelus is an heraldic monster described as having the head of an donkey and a body with a camel’s hump; it’s sometimes called an “ass-camel” in the heraldic literature...


 It is the legendary representation of the llama.


There doesn’t seem to be a default posture for the allocamelus; the illustration shows an allocamelus statant...


A drawing made in 1558 from Holland shows the animal being towed away by a man. The creature is almost twice the height of the man possibly being 8ft tall.

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