These fellows are distinguished even amongst their African cousins.
Just look at those horns and prehensile tongue.
And who could forget about that long~ neck; these features definitely help make the giraffe an iconic mammal.
Maybe it’s this iconic-ness that makes them so popular with evolution teachers, and nowhere is this more apparent than in this drawing.

That said, our giraffe neck rollercoaster ride begins now — buckle up!

#giraffe #neck #evolution
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【Source】
Chapman Pincer, (1949). "Evolution of the Giraffe."

Robert E. Simmons et al., (1996). "Winning by neck: Sexual selection in the evolution of giraffe."

Craig Holdrege, (2003). "The Giraffe’s Short Neck."

Graham Mitchell et al., (2009). "Sexual selection is not the origin of long necks in giraffes."

Robert E. Simmons et al., (2010). "Necks-for-sex or competing browsers? A critique of ideas on the evolution of giraffe."

Graham Mitchell et al., (2017). "Body surface area and thermoregulation in giraffes."

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