#giraffidae

[inatungulates]

Maasai giraffe Giraffa tippelskirchi tippelskirchi

Observed by bartwursten, CC BY-NC

#Giraffa tippelskirchi tippelskirchi #Maasai giraffe #Giraffidae #giraffe #Africa #Rwanda

[mammalianmammals]

Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), males engaged in "necking" - a n activity to establish dominance, family Giraffidae, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

photograph by Vicki Jauron

#giraffe #giraffa #giraffidae #ungulate #artiodactyla #mammal #africa #animals #nature

[snototter]

A giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in the Okavengo Delta, Botswana

by flowcomm

#giraffe #giraffa camelopardalis #giraffa #giraffidae #artiodactyla #mammalia #chordata #wildlife: botswana #wildlife: africa

[weepingwidar]

Fay Ku (Taiwanese, 1974) - Cornering Okapi (2008)

#fay ku #okapi #giraffidae

[roygattero]

Shansitherium skeleton

vector illustration, done with mouse and keyboard

I'm taking commissions!

#shansitherium #giraffidae #artiodactyla #mammal #extinctmammal #skeleton #animalskeleton #cenozoic #miocene #paleoart

[geometryyaoi]

okapis are cute

#furry #anthro #okapi #giraffidae #nonsense

[hwjegts4w]

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#reauthorized #Decembrist #self-acquisition #witch #diosgenin #lordy #weazen #Giraffidae #yodeling #stercorol #breastbones #evictee #foxie #nonforeign #geomantical #world-contracting #curstness #marginalia #harborage #briolettes

[eredhes]

Okapi

#okapi #giraffidae #endangered animals

[inatungulates]

Grant's zebra Equus quagga boehmi, left

Nubian giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis, center

Observed by gbrunvoll, CC BY-NC

#multi-ungulate #Equus quagga boehmi #Grant's zebra #Equidae #horse #Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis #Nubian giraffe #Giraffidae #giraffe #Africa #Kenya

[hoofpeet]

Stupid question

And I know damm well I could just ask Google but I prefer to ask you

Are giraffes a species of equine?

Giraffes are in the giraffidae family ! They're more closely related to deer than horses

#mailbox #also giraffes have the coolest ancestors fr

[snototter]

A southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa or Giraffa camelopardalis ssp angolensis) amongst the trees in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

by Fabrice Stoger

#southern giraffe #giraffe #giraffids #giraffa giraffa #giraffa camelopardalis #giraffa #giraffidae #Artiodactyla #mammalia #chordata #wildlife: botswana #wildlife: africa

[rinusuarez]

The last member of the Giraffe family and to my eyes the most beautiful! I must say that when I saw it at the zoo the first time, it didn't strike me as much as now when I draw it. Is clearly the head of a giraffe in the body of a prehistoric animal adorned with the stripes of a zebra running down its legs. If you think of it, is like coming from a fantasy book. Okapi It is a living fossil and contrary to its closest relative, the giraffe, which is mostly found in the savannas, the okapis live in the dense forests of the Congo. It is very elusive and timid making it a really hard specimen to study in the wild. Therefore little is known about it. The poster of the Giraffidae family is coming soon! ___________________________________ Photo Credits: Magda Ehlers ___________________________________

Thank you for your support.

#okapi #giraffe #illustration #drawing #scientific illustration #illo #wild animals #wildlife #animals #artist on tumblr #mammals #animal #cute animals drawing #conservation #infographic #exotic animals #drawing animals #extinct species #extinción #extinction

[thegreatallie]

Over at @kirame90's Patreon, not only do you get access to some truly delicious Team Fortress 2 Sniper/Spy content (Much of it of the 18+ variety :D) but also, every month all of the money raised goes to support various wonderful charities that are doing amazing work in the world. The charity for January 2024 is Okapi Conservation Project, who are not only doing amazing things to protect this endangered species, but also their entire habitat. So lately I've had okapis on the brain and this is how it came out.

I first learned about the Okapi when I worked at Walt Disney World in 2006 and saw them on the Kilimanjaro Safari, and ever since then, they've fascinated me. Some entry-level Okapi trivia for those unfamiliar with these fascinating animals:

They were discovered by the wider world in 1901

The okapi is the only living member of the family giraffidae besides the giraffe.

They're shy and reclusive by nature, and generally very solitary, preferring to only join others to mate.

They come from a region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

An adult can reach speeds of 60 kilometers per hour.

In the wild, they live 20-30 years.

Their hearing range can pick up sounds too low for human hearing.

The pattern used for this lovely creature came from the book Edward's Menagerie: The New Collection, by Kerry Lord. Lord has published multiple books of patterns revolving around a standard "base form" and adjustments to turn that base into different animals or other creatures. Their animals also tend to come with names and backstories, however, I rejected the name "Bruno" and chose "Siri," which is Swahili for "secret" because according to my tour guide on Kilimanjaro Safaris, okapi are also known as the "ghosts of the forest." I chose Swahili because it's the only one of the recognized languages I have a passing familiarity with (aside from French, but that's not an indigenous language.)

#okapi #crochet #tf2

[familiaralien]

Sometimes I think about if unicorns were real they probably wouldn't be relatives of horses but instead members of the giraffidae because:

a) Ye ol' unicorns art often portrayed them as having cloven hooves and/or a tail that's only fluffy towards its tip which are both traits seen on giraffes and okapis.

b) The whole giraffe family tree is wacky as hell with all sorts of weird head accessories. It would just be very appropriate for a mono horned hooved animal to belong to that family.

c) Giraffes have a weird protrusion coming out of the middle of their head. In theory a relative of there's could have just had a much longer one + short to nonexistent ossicones making it look like they have a single horn.

[owlthatnestslow]

btw, male okapis are called coneheads. Female okapis are called cows. Okapis are related to giraffes as they are both members of the family Giraffidae.

Okapis are an endangered species due to habitat loss and were only discovered in 1901. This habitat loss is caused by illegal logging and mining.

#my art #art #digtal art #ocart #my oc art #oc #furry anthro #anthro #okapi #animal drawing

[tertain-the-original]

Hi! My name is Tertain, but you can call me Terry or Ter. I’m a 21 year old autistic illustrator/animator! I use she/her pronouns, and I’m also one of those COOL Ace Lesbians. If y’all see a Basementdregon101 follow you, that’s me! I’m tertain on Letterboxd and Instagram (I really like movies).

Shop:

Current Hyperfixation:

Birds and Viva Piñata

Dormant Hyperfixations:

Cats the Musical, Ever After High, Beetlejuice, Portal 2, Psychonauts, Batman, MLP, Moomin, Hellboy, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared, Warriors Cats, Jerma

SPINS (special interests):

Birds (for reference I carved linographs for a bird themed tarot card deck, major and minor arcana. I’ll sell prints eventually), movies (sorry for being a movie fan), mythology (Norse, Greek, Celtic for now), dragons.

Favorite Movies: Mad Max Fury Road, Legally Blonde, The Thing, Happy Feet, HTTYD, The Tintin movie, Babe, Nope

Favorite Music: TMBG, Oingo Boingo, GRRLZ ROCK punk, Dolly Parton, 90s Hip Hop, Ska

Favorite Mammal: any animal from the Giraffidae family!

Favorite Fish: Coelacanth

Favorite bird: I CANT CHOOSE 🔪 but the Kea bird is really cool :)

Favorite Dinosaur: Pachycephalasaurus

Favorite Pokemon: Flygon and Giraffarig

#yo here it is as an intro post kinda #i hope I’m doing this right #y’all don’t need to know my favorite anything but I feel like it’s important