I am curious about the suitability of a mythical/fictional creature as a heraldic device, supporter, crest, etc. Specifically I would like to know how the Canadian Heraldic Authority would treat it. The creature in question is called a "foxtaur", sometimes spelled "fox-taur" or "fox'taur". (For completeness, I should mention that there are many other "taurs", including "wolftaurs", "liontaurs", "horsetaurs", and even "rabbittaurs".) One way of describing a foxtaur is to take the body of a fox from the neck down; a fox's head from the neck up; and between them place a human torso, covered in foxfur, from the waist to the neck. The resulting creature is very similar to a centaur. If you care to examine them, there are a number of images of foxtaurs available online, of which the following 10 are the among the best. The descriptions are mostly taken from related index files. Some links may have expired. All images are copyrighted to their artists. Links: ftp://avatar.snc.edu/pub/furry/images/downloads/a/alextaur.gif http://www.furnation.com/avatar/a/alextaur.gif Artist: Shane Mans Description: Alex, an adventuring foxtaur, takes a brief pause from his travels through the northern wastes. Links: ftp://avatar.snc.edu/pub/furry/images/downloads/a/arcane.jpg http://www.furnation.com/avatar/a/arcane.jpg Artist: Shane Mans Description: Arcane Westwind, a foxtaur, contemplates the true nature of magic. Links: ftp://avatar.snc.edu/pub/furry/images/downloads/e/ENOCH.JPG http://www.furnation.com/avatar/e/ENOCH.JPG Artist: Shane Mans Description: Enoch, a foxtaur, snarls menacingly at an unseen opponent. Links: ftp://avatar.snc.edu/pub/furry/images/downloads/w/WALL.JPG http://www.furnation.com/avatar/w/WALL.JPG Artist: Shane Mans Description: A curious female foxtaur takes a peek over a wall. Links: http://rat.org/pub/furry/doovbern/f-archer.gif http://www.felidae.apana.org.au/~chakat/Art/archer.gif Artist: Bernard Doove Description: Foxtaur vixen archer. An illustration for my story, A Forest Tale #5: Recreation. which can be found on my website. Link: http://home3.inet.tele.dk/nessus/Images/Foxtaur01-ns.JPG Artist: Thomas Houlberg Description: A male foxtaur. Link: http://www.km-cd.com/genesis/sinai/gallery/pawtuxec.jpg Artist: Jordan Greywolf Description: A female foxtaur, sitting. Link: http://rat.org/pub/furry/pidcocka/shat2.gif Artist: Andrew Pidcock Description: Beautiful foxtaur leaping '95 Link: http://rat.org/pub/furry/folerich/zerofox.jpg Artist: Richard Foley Description: ZeroFox the Fox'taur from FluffMUCK. ZeroFox is (C) Paul Blalack. Links: ftp://avatar.snc.edu/pub/furry/images/downloads/s/shaterri-krs.gif ftp://furry.olsy-na.com/pub/Images/Ken-Sample/shaterri-krs.gif http://www.furnation.com/avatar/s/shaterri-krs.gif Artist: Kenneth Sample Description: Shaterri walking. [Shaterri (c) Steven Stadnicki]