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

Does this hat make my neck look long?
#giraffe #OaklandZoo #fashionicon #grassisthenewblack

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

Giraffes (sic) Park? #LondonZoo #LondonPhoto #giraffe