GrrlScientist displays one of her favorite animals -- the Okapi.
Personally I think it looks suspiciously similar to the result of a profane, drunken hookup between a zebra and a giraffe. I wonder who rolled over only to be shocked that morning -- my guess is the zebra...
How would that even work? I would think zebra girl, giraffe boy, but I am willing to hear alternative views on the subject. Like all drunken hookups, the issue of mechanics is usually secondary.
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wait a second .. even though zebras are widely known to be zealous party animals, everyone knows that giraffes don't drink!
Oh, giraffes do drink, but only in strange contortionist positions. Kama Sutra comes to mind.