Gerenuks

The Gerenuk, Litocranius walleri, is also known as the Giraffe Antelope.  Here you see the male (rearing up) and the female.  Gerenuks have slender, elongated necks, that of the male being thicker than that of the female.  They also have long, slender legs.  They are able to stand up on their hind legs, which allows them to browse much higher than other antelopes (though not as high as actual giraffes!).  They have unusually small, fine mouths with which they pick out the juiciest leaves.  Gerenuks reach a head-body length of 1.5 m/5' and can browse at a height of about 2 m/6'6".  They are found in northeast Africa in dry savannah or scrubby woodland.  Pencil drawing, coloured with Photoshop.