Talk:Yale (mythical creature)

"A Yale is sometimes referred to as a Shongmaw. They are independent creatures, living in a set territory. Yales are known for their sparkling eyes that occasionally open, with much struggling. Their manes are spike-like. Yale are moderately sized and ranged from 100 to 180 pounds. In ancient Eastern legends, they are known to cure broken hearts of young maidens without seeking anything in return."

Is this a quotation from the source cited immediately above? It is not clear.Polytrope 13:49, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

The Dutch have a different description
Yale is (I think) differently described according to the [Dutch] Wikipedia, as an elephant+horse+pig, but my Dutch is only very basic (so perhaps I've misread that?)

The Dutch entry also shows a picture of a statue of a Yale from Hampton Court and mentions Christ College cambridge

EdwardLane (talk) 03:23, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Queen's Beasts at the Festival of Britain?
"The Yale of Beaufort is a Queen's Beast at Kew Gardens, amongst others placed there after the Festival of Britain outside the gardens' palm house."

The above is not consistent with the history given in the linked article on the Queen's Beasts, which says that the originals were made for the Coronation and are now in Canada, and that the ones at Kew are copies made in 1958.

I attended the Festival of Britain, aged 7, and have a vague recollection of seeing the Queen's Beasts there; so I'd be interested in a reconciliation of the two articles.

Avhfj (talk) 12:19, 11 August 2012 (UTC) (Alwyn Jones Long Island, NY)

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