The fact that the zoo is not considering Spot as a name is criminal.
this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2023
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They should name it Spic 'n Span cuz it's spotless.
I can already see the unofficial nickname Tennesseans will give it.
How long until Tennessee Republicans aim legislation at the giraffe with no spots?
Also the children's book writes itself. Easy $1 billion to the first person that writes "The Giraffe Who Had No Spots."
Stop shoving you giraffe gender issues on my kids! It's making them corrupt and weird!
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At what point are we just going to call it a long necked horse?
Well it turns out that giraffes are brown with white netting.
on the contrary, I see that giraffe sporting one all encompassing golden brown spot
Reminds me of a lion's pelt, all it needs is a mane
Homie is absolutely RIPPED
Lil homie has more gains than I do and he's just been born. WTF I hate human biology.
Said it once gonna say it again,
Lookin like a perfectly toasted marshmallow
Mmmm... Giraffe smores
That’s one weird ass horse
Somebody forgot to texture.
That's a camel, not a giraffe!
There's camel in the zoo sweating buckets right about now.
papa giraffe should've been suspicious of the lion that keeps visiting them
I wonder if this is a reflection of the ancestral coloration of giraffes (loss/improper functioning of the genes that give them spots) or a neat individual mutation? I bet the genetics would be fun to look at
Nonetheless loved by its mommy. Love diversity 😁
That's the 3rd one this week