"Giraffe characteristics:  Very tall with long neck (elongated neck vertebrae) and long limbs.  Bony prominences of neck vertebrae can be seen on the surface [...].  Back line slopes downward toward rear.  usually three, permanent, bony 'horns' in both male and female, covered with skin and fur.  Two located on either side of rear of skull (may be topped with hairy tufts); third horn (sometimes only a knob) wider, stubbier, and of variable size, located on midline in front of the other horns, is more developed in the male.  Long, mobile, prehensile lips; long tongue.  Nostrils closable.  Large eyes with long lashes.  No front teeth in upper jaw.  Two digits with hoofs per limb.  Walks on toes.   Long tail with long hair from tip.  Upright mane on midline of neck.” —Thank you, Eliot Goldfinger, for Animal Anatomy for Artists, 2004, p.164.