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Origins of the Word 'Camelopard' | David Mitchell's SoapBox

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Uploaded by on Jul 1, 2010

David Mitchell's Soapbox Series 1 & 2 DVD available now @ http://amzn.to/soapboxdvd

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In this special animated episode, David ponders why giraffes used to be known as camelopards - as in a bit like a camel, a bit like a leopard - when they're absolutely nothing like either.

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  • The David Mitchell animation looks like a burnt thumb.

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  • @Qw3rtypop Damn straight!

  • Oh god, why is this animated .___.

  • @RPSM101

    Pun?

  • @poperuku Well colour doesn't really matter I suppose but scale is a relatively big issue!

  • the kiwifrut that wakes up. 

  • If you knew anything about camels, you'd find them incredibly similar to giraffes. They have nearly the same head and features, minus the horns. Camel necks are similarly long, giraffes are just more so. Their body and legs are also near duplicates, again just made larger or longer. Nearly everything between the two looks the same, aside from the fur coloring and scale.

  • I think they misspelled 'Oryx'.

  • Can you also do one on the origin og the cameltoad?

  • He looks like a strawberry ice cream

  • it was the Romans that named it that and they couldn't describe it any other way. and c'mon its not that big of a jump. I love David Mitchell but as a wildlife biologist i didnt find this one funny

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