Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Cameleopard

See also: Camelopard in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

A giraffe. Sometimes spelled “cameleopard.”

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Cameleopard Dormant §

As of August 2018 this charge is unregistrable, as the term dormant is no longer used and sleeping animals will not be registered.

Source: Pennsic Bored-Artist Collection. Artist: Dorothy Mackey.

Camelopard Passant §

Source: Wellcome Collection. Artist: Abraham de Bruyn. (From an engraving circa 1570.)