Yale (mythical creature)

He describes the eale as a creature found in Aethiopia: it is the size of the river-horse, has the tail of the elephant, and is of a black or tawny colour.

It has also the jaws of the wild boar, and horns that are moveable, and more than a cubit in length, so that, in fighting, it can employ them alternately, and vary their position by presenting them directly or obliquely, according as necessity may dictate.

The Yale of Beaufort was one of the Queen's Beasts commissioned for the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953: the plaster originals are in Canada, while stone copies are at Kew Gardens, outside the palm house.

Although the school's primary sports mascot is a bulldog named Handsome Dan, the yale can be found throughout the university campus.

The mythical beast occupies two quadrants of the coat of arms of the Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS).