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[animalphotorefs]

New Taxa Added: Sheep and Goats!

We've got some common and uncommon friends in this update!

Rocky Mountain Goats:

Bighorn Sheep:

Sichuan Takin:

Aoudad:

Chinese Gorals:

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[wildlifetracker]

American bison (Bison bison)

[allcreaturessmall]

If you find it annoying when dogs beg, probably don't get goats. The moment I step out front I have 13 of these bad boys following me along the fence line screaming and giving me this look because they want a lil treat.

[wadttinstagram]

I’d heard that #plainszebra were stocky animals with fairly short legs, but their odd proportions didn’t hit home until I saw this dude lay down for a nap in the sunshine! See how the #stripes on his legs kind of fade out and don’t go all the way down to the hooves? That coat pattern identified him as a Chapman’s #zebra - a specific subspecies of the Plains zebra. Sometimes they even have brown “shadow stripes” in-between the normal black and white ones! #hoofstock #sunbath #napinthesun #zoo #drivethroughsafari (at Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzCBd5phE0N/?igshid=1cfoh1qphd6ru

[animalworld]

OKAPI Okapia johnstoni ©Laura Quick

These are shy forest dwellers native to the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. Although the okapi has striped markings reminiscent of zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe.

The okapi stands about 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall at the shoulder. It has a long neck, and large, flexible ears. Its velvety coat is a chocolate to reddish brown, much in contrast with the white horizontal stripes and rings on the legs, and white ankles.

[quickwitter]

BABY GERENUK Litocranius walleri Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens Los Angeles, California There are a few of these babies around, so stnkin' cute. Gerenuk are also known as the giraffe gazelle, is a long-necked antelope found in the Horn of Africa and the drier parts of East Africa. Primarily a browser, the gerenuk feed on foliage of bushes as well as trees, shoots, herbs, flowers and fruits. It stands in it's hind legs regularly elongating it's long neck so it can reach higher branches and twigs better. Acacia species preferred, while evergreen vegetation forms the diet during droughts. The pointed mouth assists in extracting leaves from thorny vegetation. The gerenuk does not drink water regularly. #baby #gerenuk #litocraniuswalleri #beautiful #graceful #longneck #giraffegazelle #adorable #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #losangeleszoo #lazoo #lauraquick #mammalia #antelope #africa #savannahdry #portrait #photojourney #docentclasses #hoofstock https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Zv2DkHFYU/?igshid=61hqtc6nlpi6

[shipwrecksamantha]

I’m testing some products I’m hoping I can make available soon in my Etsy shop, as soon as I get my hands on them and make sure they’re good quality! - - - #llama #llamas #hoofstock #zookeeper #zookeeperlife #animallife #llamalife #llamasforlife #procreateart #procreateartist #digitalart #digitalartist #digitalartists https://www.instagram.com/shipwrecksamantha/p/BxFGiDnnhWo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1liq7xlw9u8f

[stagsleap]

Drawing at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, vol 2.

Impala, gemsbok, and Asian elephant.