The questing beast is only vaguely described in Le Morte D'Arthur, however there are other versions of
the tale that give more visual cues. From the description, it seems to be a typical case of fanciful elaborations of
real-world animals, in this case: the giraffe (also known as the "cameleopard" in Medieval times).

The questing beast is described as having the head and neck of a serpent, the body of a leopard, the haunches
of a lion and the feet of a hart. Which would make sense if you were trying to explain what a giraffe was to the
folks back in Europe.

The name itself comes from the description common to all versions of Arthurian legend, which describe the
creature as constantly emitting a noise like of a pack of hunting ("questing") dogs. So.. fill a giraffe full of
yelping beagles and foxhounds, and there you go.

It appears after Arthur has a troubling dream about the fall of his Kingdom at the hands of his incestuously
conceived son, and so the questing beast is thought to be a bad omen: a symbol of incest and its negative
consequences.

Incidentally, giraffes are totally gay. I'm not even kidding. Male giraffes engage in what is referred to as
"necking", a kind of rubbing/nuzzling/bonking of their head/neck against other male giraffes. This is done
violently as a form of combat and to establish dominance, using the leverage of their long necks to knock down
other males, but also affectionately as "foreplay" prior to mounting and climax. Wiki cites a study observing:
"In one study, up to 94% of observed mounting incidents took place between two males. The proportion of same
sex activities varied between 30 and 75%, and at any given time one in twenty males were engaged in non-
combative necking behaviour with another male."

TOTALLY GAY.