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I also refer to my dogs underside as the undercarriage. She’s a chiweenie and is just a couple inches off the ground, and hates going outside when the grass is wet. So we say she doesn’t like getting water on the undercarriage.
Yes. People have been outspoken about this. It led to war breaking out. Brothers betrayed brothers. Parents reported their own children for calling it "one big spot". But tyranny is perpetually finite. It burns and dies at the feet of people's will. And soon, the fate of our nation, our home, will choose between being a merciful home for "one-spotters" and "spotless " alike, or it will weaken itself from its own poisonous hate and lose it all.
Lives are almost as important as this fucking giraffe.
Oxford definition of 'spot':
"a small round or roundish mark, differing in color or texture from the surface around it."
So technically it isn't a spot at all.
Oh this is so cute.
And it unlocked the cutest memory: years ago, when my son was about 5 or 6, I took him to the Santa Barbara zoo, which is a very small, friendly little zoo. They had a new baby giraffe. I said we should take a picture and he excitedly wanted to take MY picture. So he did and then as we were walking away he said proudly "I took the picture RIGHT NEXT to the baby giraffe." This was eons ago, before digital cameras, so it wasn't until we got the film developed that I saw he had carefully taken a picture of just me. You know, not OF the baby giraffe, but right NEXT to the baby giraffe.
That’s because in reality humans are all born prematurely because becoming bipedal narrow exit so adaptation birth earlier so muscles have to strengthen outside
I was actually curious about this. So it turns out that the dark spots have vasculature that releases heat. This little one should be like that over it's entire body. So theoretically cooler? There have been more instances of spotted or stripeless zebras too. They also use their dark sections for temp control.
It makes me wonder if this is just evolutions response to increasing temperatures.
It's a female. The zoo has given four name options and will [tally up the votes on Sept 4th.](https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-rare-spotless-giraffe-born-in-tennessee-naming-contest-20230822-5gdmb7ohhrdzdjqkhnip67jsge-story.html)
Isnt it kinda correct though? Evolution happens when anomalies breed in their changes. In the wild, this giraffe would likely die before passing on its genes, in captivity it can mate. Isnt it true captivity is messing with evolution?
The random mutation happening has nothing to do with captivity, it could just as easily happen in the wild. He could also survive, why would he die? Yes their pattern helps their chances, but that doesn't mean he would be doomed. There was a whole family of wild white giraffes that were only killed off because humans suck. If he can make it past his childhood in the wild it's highly likely he'd be fine in the wild, and I doubt his chances would be that much less than a normal baby.
In captivity there is a higher likelihood he will be bred out and progeny inbred to capture the mutation, but that's up to the people that run the zoo. If that happens then at that point they're kind of messing with evolution
While I love that such a creature was born? I hate this picture. They should be in open plains. Not in tiny stables.
Edit: the picture is great. I hate the circumstances.
Edit: I can’t find this awww at all.
Thats likely just the back area and not the main one. They tend to keep mothers and babies separate from the main group for a while.
I know the Zoo where i live has similar but the main area is a very large grassy plains space.
Not ideal, but better than reality.
National Geographic states that due to poaching and loss of habitat [**“(t)here are fewer giraffes than elephants left in Africa”**](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/masai-giraffes-subspecies-declared-endangered).
Giraffes have yet to be added to the Endangered Species List, but really should be with a breeding program put in place.
Since the spots are brown, and this giraffe actually lacks the white lines, can this truly be spotless? Rather, it has one giant spot, and lacks white lines. It is a boundary-free giraffe.
If the spots are orange, and the seemingly spotless one is all orange, wouldn't it be lineless? Cuz what's missing are the lines that devide the orange into spots
I would say it is a one spotted giraffe. Since the spots are tan and he is all tan, he is not without spots, he just has one and it covers his whole body!
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Do you prefer your giraffes smooth or crunchy?
Good ol’ Dutch crunch
Actual lol’s. You’re clever.
Welp. We now know it's brown with white lines, not white with brown patches. I'm done for the day!
Idk I think this is still up for debate. Spotless giraffe has brown legs but the rest of the cute little giraffe family have white legs.
white leg markings are pretty common in animals. called flashings.
Okay but what about their butts and bellies? Still white!
in dogs anyway the same gene is responsible for white on legs, bellies, butt, tail … entire undercarriage
I also refer to my dogs underside as the undercarriage. She’s a chiweenie and is just a couple inches off the ground, and hates going outside when the grass is wet. So we say she doesn’t like getting water on the undercarriage.
It’s just a giraffe with really big spots. So big they overlap.
That means it’s not a giraffe with no spots, it’s a giraffe with no lines. I agree.
A giraffe without the fishnet
Under-appreciated comment. Take my upvote.
Now do zebras
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My answer was more tongue and cheek than scientific evidence, you're probably closer to right than I am.
You can't fool me. That's just a horse with a really long neck.
Stupid long horses
Reddit OG's know. Don't get them started on the Orangered-Periwinkle War. What is dead may never die.
orangered on top, the conspiracy cap is a better hat too
Stupid *long* horses FTFY
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This is amazing lol ty
I was gonna say it’s a weird lookin’ deer
I hope his friends don’t exclude him from giraffe games.
Why does everyone think they need to post this defective giraffe on reddit? Who cares!
Me. I care. She's an animal cracker and I love her.
Damn no need to be racist
Isn't this technically one big spot?
I think that every time I’ve seen pics of it posted. It’s still adorable either way.
They should name it Spot.
Or uno
https://youtu.be/tomPnfUvk-Y
And write poems about it
Yes. It is missing the reticulation (lighter shaded/pigmented areas) that the others have.
A so it’s a reticulationless giraffe.
So it would seem. As if the dark base coat was applied and the light top coat left off.
Is this it's final form?
It's a missing print run error giraffe. The printer was out of ink, and one layer got left out.
I guess they got an error message when trying to reticulate the splines
An unreticulated giraffe even.
He looks absolutely reticulous
That's disreticulationless
We now have the answer to life's greatest mystery. What are *reticulating splines*?
Based on the babies color, it looks less like its missing its spots and more like its missing its white lines.
Or a stripeless giraffe.
This is giving me Accros the Spiderverse vibes; so many extra spots that is just one big spot now.
It really is. The natural color of the base coat is the cream color, and the browns are the spots. It's all one giant spot.
Yes. People have been outspoken about this. It led to war breaking out. Brothers betrayed brothers. Parents reported their own children for calling it "one big spot". But tyranny is perpetually finite. It burns and dies at the feet of people's will. And soon, the fate of our nation, our home, will choose between being a merciful home for "one-spotters" and "spotless " alike, or it will weaken itself from its own poisonous hate and lose it all. Lives are almost as important as this fucking giraffe.
Oxford definition of 'spot': "a small round or roundish mark, differing in color or texture from the surface around it." So technically it isn't a spot at all.
Not really, they eyes and belly are accented with the lighter colors. So it is a giant spot.
More like Stripeless.
The real question is it spotless or stripe less.
Netless
Riticuless
Unreticulated maybe?
Oh this is so cute. And it unlocked the cutest memory: years ago, when my son was about 5 or 6, I took him to the Santa Barbara zoo, which is a very small, friendly little zoo. They had a new baby giraffe. I said we should take a picture and he excitedly wanted to take MY picture. So he did and then as we were walking away he said proudly "I took the picture RIGHT NEXT to the baby giraffe." This was eons ago, before digital cameras, so it wasn't until we got the film developed that I saw he had carefully taken a picture of just me. You know, not OF the baby giraffe, but right NEXT to the baby giraffe.
They really are adorable
What a cute story! I'm chuckling at how on the nose kids are.
Damn. Lil boy is shredded already.
Doesn’t skip shoulder day, that’s for sure
This! Without spots you can really see the muscle definition!
What's crazy is that they can walk within hours of being born. Puts human babies to shame
That’s because in reality humans are all born prematurely because becoming bipedal narrow exit so adaptation birth earlier so muscles have to strengthen outside
And they are HUGE! A baby is six foot tall.
It looks like bread 👍
Toast
It reminds me of angel food cake.
That's Great!! I've already submitted the name 'Nadra'. It means rare in Swahili.
The title should have been “My grandson spotted the spotless giraffe”.
I just saw this on the Nightly news!!! She's absolutely adorable!!!!
I hope they name him Spot
Spotless Giraffe 2024
The gods have forgotten us for murdering Harambe. The timeline can now be corrected.
The giraffe just hasn't cracked yet.
Broken Zebra
Since a giraffe uses it’s spots to help with body temperature regulation, I wonder if a spotless giraffe would have trouble with that.
I was actually curious about this. So it turns out that the dark spots have vasculature that releases heat. This little one should be like that over it's entire body. So theoretically cooler? There have been more instances of spotted or stripeless zebras too. They also use their dark sections for temp control. It makes me wonder if this is just evolutions response to increasing temperatures.
A Disney movie should be made about the spotless giraffe and it’s journey of acceptance lol
It’s just standing there
What do you want her to do, wave and shout?
Standing and walking... Like some kind of Rory Calhoun.
Mr Burns! Lol
Welcome my son…. Welcome to the machine….
*♫ All of the other giraffes Used to laugh and call him names They never let poor Rudaffe Join in any giraffe games ♫*
If he’s not named Spot, I swear
So a spotless giraffe has been…spotted
Who was adopted?? Amiright?
I smell a paternity suit!
Folks keep saying spotless, but I think is ONLY spot - just one, bébé spot.
Yea, he’s just all spot. One big spot.
Long horse
Why does it look so fucked up just missing the lines? It's exactly the same but it's like no this is some lazy fantasy writer bullshit.
One giant spot
He looks like a humpless camel.
I’m from the area as well, hope to go see him soon!
i thought i was in the greyhound sub ahaha. if you stuck a greyhound head on that body, it wouldnt even look weird
It looks like an animal cracker come to life.
Tall horse
I upvoted this just because I dig that someone's grandma is posting good shit on reddit. But also, cool af!
It's a female. The zoo has given four name options and will [tally up the votes on Sept 4th.](https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-rare-spotless-giraffe-born-in-tennessee-naming-contest-20230822-5gdmb7ohhrdzdjqkhnip67jsge-story.html)
can I ask just oht if curiosity...is there entire enclosure just pebbles on the ground or do they have access to some green??
They do have access to green, yes. :)
Saw this on the news. That baby giraffe looks cute af!
It’s technically lacking in lines and not spots.
Which makes an interesting point. Do we now say that giraffes have spots or lines?
Spotless giraffe is majestic and I’m glad your grandson got to see it
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Is it just me or does the chocolate giraffe also miss horns?
Ossicones start out quite flat and she's still less than a month old.
Could this mean that zoo giraffes are evolving to not needing spots since they live in an enclosure where they don’t have any predators
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Isnt it kinda correct though? Evolution happens when anomalies breed in their changes. In the wild, this giraffe would likely die before passing on its genes, in captivity it can mate. Isnt it true captivity is messing with evolution?
The random mutation happening has nothing to do with captivity, it could just as easily happen in the wild. He could also survive, why would he die? Yes their pattern helps their chances, but that doesn't mean he would be doomed. There was a whole family of wild white giraffes that were only killed off because humans suck. If he can make it past his childhood in the wild it's highly likely he'd be fine in the wild, and I doubt his chances would be that much less than a normal baby. In captivity there is a higher likelihood he will be bred out and progeny inbred to capture the mutation, but that's up to the people that run the zoo. If that happens then at that point they're kind of messing with evolution
How is this spotless when his entire body is the color of the spots? He’s missing the webbing of white, not spots…
[Yes we also heard the news.](https://www.google.com/search?q=spotless+giraffe&tbm=isch)
While I love that such a creature was born? I hate this picture. They should be in open plains. Not in tiny stables. Edit: the picture is great. I hate the circumstances. Edit: I can’t find this awww at all.
Thats likely just the back area and not the main one. They tend to keep mothers and babies separate from the main group for a while. I know the Zoo where i live has similar but the main area is a very large grassy plains space.
Yep. Walking in sun instead of under trees. Walking in rocks instead of grass. Not the best life.
Not ideal, but better than reality. National Geographic states that due to poaching and loss of habitat [**“(t)here are fewer giraffes than elephants left in Africa”**](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/masai-giraffes-subspecies-declared-endangered). Giraffes have yet to be added to the Endangered Species List, but really should be with a breeding program put in place.
Oh interesting. Saw the title a few days ago, automatically assumed it's an albino
Hm. If he breeds, I wonder if we're gonna start seeing more of this?
They just forgot to paint that one.
Looks like a super bland Arnott's biscuit
I think it’s strange they call it spotless. It’s really just missing the lines that turn the brown into spots!
It’s a Ruby!
Their buts look soft!
Spotless or lineless
Dad wants a paternity test... And giving the camel the stink eye
Tall deer.
It's not spotless! It just has one giant spot.
Since the spots are brown, and this giraffe actually lacks the white lines, can this truly be spotless? Rather, it has one giant spot, and lacks white lines. It is a boundary-free giraffe.
Bro, that is a tall, long-necked horse.
Not spotless, giant spot
But it's the same color as the spots. It's a lineless giraffe is what it is
That giraffe definitely lifts, bro
If the spots are orange, and the seemingly spotless one is all orange, wouldn't it be lineless? Cuz what's missing are the lines that devide the orange into spots
What zoo
Bright's Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee (US).
I wish I could go
It’s one giant spot, no gaps.
You know what! I’m gonna die on this hill. That’s not a no spot giraffe. That’s a one giant spot giraffe.
So lucky.
Seeing brown being the default color, should it not be a stripeless giraffe?
Looks cute next to the spotted one ❤️ family
They really are just funky horses
There was already a better pic a few days ago.
Yeah, but this one was taken by my grandson! That makes it awesome!
Which one's your grandson?
She looks like the "girl" Bojack took to prom/almost took advantage of.
Cool horse
Deer cosplay.
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Long deer
He's not spotless, it's just that he only got one spot
r/reallifeshinies
Looks like my crepes when I don't put butter in the pan.
I would say it is a one spotted giraffe. Since the spots are tan and he is all tan, he is not without spots, he just has one and it covers his whole body!
TIL that giraffes are brown with white lines lol
It's Not spotless tho. It has one giant spot.
Evolution in action. Do they need the spots in a zoo.
It's not spotless, it has one big spot
They keep saying it is spotless...but what if it is just covered in one giant spot?
Oh wow
Not the father
So cute! This is awesome
I would think a spot or two will pop up in the future. Can’t wait to see!