Giraffe Paintings
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'THE YOUNG ONES'
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'THE YOUNG ONES'

by Duncan Redpath

Original Pencil Drawing

Framed: 68cm x 35cm

A pair of young giraffes in the  Limpopo Province of South Africa.

                                                                                                                                                                                        

'STANDING TALL' - SOLD
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'STANDING TALL' - SOLD

by Duncan Redpath

Original Pastel Pencil Drawing on Acrylic Painted Canvas Board.

Framed                                                                                                                                                                     

Unframed Size: 50.8cm x 76.2cm

A giraffe spotted in the  Limpopo Province of South Africa.

The giraffe, the tallest of all land-living animal species. Male giraffes are around 16–18 feet tall at the horn tips, and weigh 1700–4200 lb. Females are one to two feet shorter and weigh several hundred pounds less than males.

Giraffe also have slightly elongated forelegs, about 10% longer than their hind legs.

Giraffes have spots covering their entire bodies, except their underbellies, with each giraffe having a unique pattern of spots.

In Southern Africa, giraffes are partial to all acacias — especially Acacia erioloba — and possess a specially-adapted tongue and lips that appear to be immune to the vicious thorns.

'MEET THE FAMILY' - SOLD
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'MEET THE FAMILY' - SOLD

by Duncan Redpath

Original Pastel Pencil Drawing on Acrylic Painted Canvas Board.

Framed                                                                                                                                                                     

Unframed Size: 50.8cm x 76.2cm

A family of giraffe seen in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.

Giraffes are non-territorial, social animals. They travel in large herds that are not organized in any way. Herds may consist of any combination of sexes or ages.

Female giraffes typically give birth to one calf after a fifteen-month gestation period. During the first week of its life, the mother carefully guards her calf. Young giraffes are very vulnerable and cannot defend themselves. While mothers feed, the young are kept in small nursery groups.

For the first few weeks the calf remains hidden in the shade with the mother returning to it, and later it joins a creche. Calves grow fast, and are weaned at 18 months, although they start eating solids well before then.