Mammals - Ungulates (hooved mammals) > Giraffes and Horses
Giraffes and Horses
"MUTATED (unspotted) GIRAFFE"
2023
Mixed Media (Ink, watercolor, tempera)
12" x 18"
2023
Mixed Media (Ink, watercolor, tempera)
12" x 18"
From reading about a zoo in Tennessee that has a Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardus reticulata) calf (born last year) that is unspotted (unlike her mother, also depicted here), just a solid reddish brown (off-white on the underbelly and inner sides of legs), truly a very rare occurrence!
" QUAGGA Zebras (Equus quagga ) ATTACKED BY CAPE LIONS ( Panthera leo melanochaitus) "
2021
Mixed Media (Ink, watercolor, tempera) on watercolor paper
18" x 24"
2021
Mixed Media (Ink, watercolor, tempera) on watercolor paper
18" x 24"
Occurring only in the southernmost part of Africa , the Quagga (a species of zebra) and Cape Lion were both exterminated in the wild by the Boers in the late 19th Century.
Mother Love (Rothschild's Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardus rothschildi)
2017
Sepia ink on watercolor paper
18" x 24'
2017
Sepia ink on watercolor paper
18" x 24'
They're Baringo or Rothschild's Giraffes found in Uganda (near Lake Baringo). They're similar to Reticulated Giraffes (G.c.reticulatus) of (neighboring) Kenya, but are smaller (the smallest subspecies of giraffe) and have no markings on their white legs, making them look as if they're wearing stockings.