Ancient Babylonians & Ancient Greeks looked at this part of the night sky and said eh.

But then Petrus Plancius came along and slapped a giraffe on it -- thus, #camelopardalis was born!

For more on the history & some made up #myths about this constellation, check out this week's podcast: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/camelopardalis-myths-and-retconstellations/

#Mythology #StarLore #constellations #Storytelling #giraffe #meme #silly

In this week's podcast episode, we explore some giraffe lore, like this tale from East Africa: https://millennialmatriarchs.com/2022/06/23/twigas-tales-of-the-giraffe/

For more on the #mythology of the #constellation Camelopardalis (and related giraffe legends), you can check out this week's episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/camelopardalis-myths-and-retconstellations/

#nature #giraffe #legends #animals #storytelling #blog #ReadMore #camelopardalis #StarLore #StarryTime

📷 :https://pixabay.com/photos/giraffe-zebras-etosha-namibia-8054174/

Fairefax! 🦒🏹

(drew an OC that was on the writing board for too long! :3c)

#furry #furryfandom #furryart #furrycommunity #giraffe #furryoc #art #oc

The #giraffe statues in Greenside, #Edinburgh, are once again wearing traffic-cone-like hats, as per (originally #Glasgow) tradition. They seem maybe “official decorations” rather than cones placed by the citizenry, but the swirly patterns do rather resemble the #SNP logo and the flag of #Scotland… 🤔

#CitizenCones #TrafficCones #VLC

Tinny the Giraffe - Available Here: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/tinny-the-giraffe-lisa-s-baker.html

#giraffe #zooanimal #wildlife #animals #cuteanimals #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #creativetoots #giraffeart #animalart