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In Sumerian and Egyptian myths, the Cameleopard was a composite creature with the skin of a leopard and the appearance of a giraffe, with two long horns that curved backwards. It was believed that the giraffe, which this description seems to fit, was the offspring of a camel and a leopard. The name was used first by the Romans. Cameleopards still besport themselves as supporters of heraldic shields.