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why-animals-do-the-thing · 2 years

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This may be a kind of weird and silly question, but do you know how far giraffes can turn their necks? I’ve only ever seen them looking straight ahead or a little to the side, but the neck is so long that I wondered if they could turn to look past 90 degrees..... I couldn’t seem to find anything online!

They can (and do) nap with their heads resting on their own butts! Giraffe necks are very flexible.

Here’s a still from a video my friend K. Dodge took at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo recently, which is a perfect example of that range of motion. (In the video, it looks like there’s an itchy spot at the shoulder there.)

I wanted to include a photo of giraffes actually napping with their head flipped around onto their backs for you, but I don’t want to pull one without a source off of Google - so if anyone has one they’ve taken themselves, please add it to this post!

#giraffe #giraffe behavior #animal anatomy #giraffe neck

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feeper · 10 months

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Iquadra got a makeover

#Snake #yuan ti #Hydra #Giraffe neck

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hotgirlscoups · 6 days

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i didnt recognise ur new url/pfp for DAYS i was like who tf is this!! it's u!!!!!

PLEASEEEEEEE I'M SORRY i did the Big Evil (changing my theme & url at the same time)

#long handwritten note #giraffe neck

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vellorias · 10 months

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Just two best friends hangin out

#wlw love #wlw #illustration #artists on tumblr #art #art practice #sketch #sketchbook #giraffe neck #YES THAT IS AN EBOY EARRING #pinterest #reference study

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dryndelicate · 7 months

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The prompt "Thai woman with very long neck" really send Dall-E into the realm of pure phantasy. The flowers in the hair are the icing on this cake.

#giraffe neck #ai generated #leather gloves #thai

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a-dinosaur-a-day · 8 months

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can you expand on the giraffes not having long necks please?

Mammals are developmentally regulated to only have about 7 neck vertebrae - some mammals break that but it takes a lot of evolution to do so, because the developmental lock is strong

giraffes wanted to reach up high for food, but couldn't break that

so instead of adding more neck vertebrae - the true definition of a long neck -

they made their neck vertebrae bigger

here is a giraffe neck. You can see the seven, very large neck vertebrae

here is a truly long necked animal, a swan. you can see the vertebrae are many, many, MANY more than seven

here you can see a large number of vertebrae in the neck of a nother truly long necked animal, Mamenchisaurus (also, notice the similarities between the Mamenchisaurus neck vertebrae and the swan neck vertebrae!)

Sooooo yeah. Giraffes don't have long necks. This is also why the movement of their necks is so inflexible - they literally have fewer bones to move about

#long necks #giraffes #sauropods #swans #animals

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fjordfolk · 7 months

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her biggest achievement is looking like this while being a 16lbs dog

#tiny head on a giraffe neck

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comradekatara · 10 months

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katara in "the southern raiders" having an #asukamoment

#id in alt text #avatar the last airbender #atla #katara #synthesis #sort of #bc eva reference #animefication #art #mart #she may as well have said this to yon rha #right #was gonna make katara's neck and chin shorter but then i realized the giraffe neck is a slay and i love it actually #thinking of drawing zuko as saionji next

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funkbun · 6 months

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i remember i made these designs for snorpy n floofty's parents like 2 years ago, the og post is somewhere on my main blog i dont fuckin know lol, but i felt like redesigning them slightly

#the parent doodles here are actually multiple months old buuuut i never finished giving them colors sooo here they are #i liked drawing Fizzlefuzz again (she still doesn't have a first name im sorryyyy)#it's not shown here but she has a fuckin giraffe neck that i love. the long neck gene did not pass down to her kids so sad so saad #Rustlebean's design is still kinda ehhhh. i might change his colors n pattern some more and maybe give him actual hair?? idk #i wanna keep his fluffiness and freckles cause his kids are both fluffy freckle havers #i also swapped their nose colors here so their pallettes didn't look the exact same as the fizzlebeans #bug game #like i saw 2 years ago this family is black-coded cause I Said So. smiles n grins

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sarah-kings · 6 months

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Can we talk about how wholesome romance is in gt?

The giant is just looking down at the tiny lovingly with so much love and appreciation, gently sweeping them off their feet as they hold their entire being in their hands.

They exchange glances, both craving the affection and enjoying the touch, the giant just gently leaning in and pepperminting their tiny love in kisses because their lips are too big to kiss them on the lips.

And when the tiny wants to return the kiss they can just lean forward, softly kissing the giant's lips lovingly as it is now the giant's turn to be unable to return the kiss of their love.

The thought alone of being held close to a heart and feeling it beat for you, the thought alone of feeling the one person you love most in your hands... it's just so heartwarming...

And just being able to be so close together despite the huge size difference....

I don't know about you guys, but I want this.

#people trying to “fix me being ace” do this and I might reconcider #personally i don't get anything out of romance in fiction but if it jas gt in it? it just sends my heart fluttering #gt fluff #giant tiny #gt community #gt thoughts #*sigh* why can't we get gt dating?#or gt in general like COME ON mother nature! you can't tell me theres horse with long necks (giraffes) but NOT tiny people!

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fluffsnake · 1 year

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some fun little crossovers :3c

#suptober22 #my art #spn fanart #demon dean #good omens #rocky and bullwinkle #supernatural #rowena macleod #dean winchester #sam winchester #castiel #deancas #destiel #my God I sure gave Cas a giraffe neck there #yikes #ineffable husbands #destiel fanart

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craigslisthorses · 2 months

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what about the barbie horse adventures mystery ride horse

came out in 2003 and still better than most modern day game horses

#neck like a giraffe but functional body parts

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hotgirlscoups · 10 months

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i always use this gif to describe closure.. like that's literally aaron in the intro

GENUINELY 😭 LIKE WHO ENJOYS LISTENING TO THAT

#maybe heavy metal (pun intended) enthusiasts #long handwritten note #giraffe neck

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lotus-pear · 5 months

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my partner is shorter than i am so i always show them ur skk art and they throw pillows at me. but they like ur art so i guess even hobbits can have taste. they have red hair too this is relevant trust me.

ANON WHY DIDNT YOU TELL US YOU WERE DATING THE CHUUYA NAKAHARA ⁉️⁉️

#get behind me his thirsty fangirls will be here to snap your neck in a few seconds #anywayyy i don't appreciate this as a microscopic gremlin my partner is a mf giraffe i have to look up if i want to speak to them #be careful around short ppl they're meaner since they're closer to hell. will bite ur knees 100%#lotus’s asks

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ramenwithbroccoli · 4 months

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