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Located 11M light-years away in Camelopardalis, IC 342 is known as the Hidden Galaxy. Though obscured by Milky Way dust, infrared imaging reveals its star-forming regions and intricate spiral structure. #space #astronomy #astrophysics
October 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
couragelearning.bsky.social
WIP ✍🏻 Giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis).
Yesterday Inktober began and the word for the day was apple. 🍎 Reminded me of learning that giraffes like apples. Thought I’d combine the two In a practice sketch.
#sketchbook #SciArt #giraffe
Work in progress pencil sketch practice- giraffe and apple snacks. Yep, giraffes like apples. Who knew?
October 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
drawcansir.bsky.social
I'm really enjoying Gibbon's footnotes in Decline and Fall. My favourite so far is this banger about 'camelopardalis'* (aka the giraffe):

'The tallest, the most gentle, and the most useless of the large quadrupeds.' 🦒

Ouch.

*Q: Why don't we use the Latin? It's so brilliantly apt because ungainly.
September 30, 2026 at 9:40 PM
graffias79.bsky.social
Went out last night with my new Seestar S30 Pro. Got my feet wet trying out different targets and things. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship 😍😁
September 30, 2026 at 1:57 AM
dracontes.bsky.social
I especially like the leopard print giraffes. Camelopardalis indeed ( en.wiktionary.org/wiki/camelop... )
camelopardalis - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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September 26, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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IC 342, the Hidden Galaxy, lies 10M light-years away in Camelopardalis. Obscured by Milky Way dust, infrared imaging reveals its spiral structure, helping astronomers map local cosmic evolution and star-forming regions.

#space #astronomy #astrophysics
September 26, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis
Magnificent island universe NGC 2403 stands within the boundaries of the long-necked constellation Camelopardalis.
Image Credit: Martin Pugh
#Astronomy
NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis
September 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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2026年10月28日 『Wonder Tree』 高井息吹 (Camelopardalis) [Music] https://sinkan.net/?ean=4522197169187&action_item=true #新刊情報 #sinkan
2026/10/28 Wonder Tree 高井息吹 [J-POP] | 新刊.net
2026-10-28 発売 Wonder Tree 高井息吹 Camelopardalis J-POP
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September 14, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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〈目撃〉「足し算」ができるキリン、「数字に強い」証拠が続々　ウマやイヌを上回る？(ナショナル ジオグラフィック日本版) u.lin.ee/sZ29gd5?medi...
〈目撃〉「足し算」ができるキリン、「数字に強い」証拠が続々　ウマやイヌを上回る？（ナショナル ジオグラフィック日本版）
陸の哺乳類の中で最も背の高いキリン（Giraffa camelopardalis）。彼らの頭は2階建ての建物に相当する高さにある。そんな高い所にある頭で一体何を考えているのだろう。もしかしたらキリンは
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September 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in conflict-affected South Sudan
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in conflict-affected South Sudan - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in conflict-affected South Sudan
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September 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
nasadailypicbot.bsky.social
NASA Astronomy Hourly Picture - 2000-08-14: Kemble's Cascade
#Astronomy #NASA #Space
A picturesque chain of unrelated stars is visible with strong binoculars towards the constellation of Camelopardalis. Known as Kemble's Cascade, the asterism contains about 20 stars nearly in a row stretching over five times the width of a full moon. Made popular by astronomy enthusiast Lucian Kemble (1922-1999), these stars appear as a string only from our direction in the Milky Way Galaxy. The above photograph of Kemble's Cascade was made with a small telescope in New Mexico, USA. The bright object near the bottom left is the relatively compact open cluster of stars known as NGC 1502.
September 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis ...
->Nature | More on "Wildlife persistence in conflict zones" at BigEarthData.ai
Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis ...
Armed conflict is one of the greatest predictors of wildlife population declines in protected areas in Africa, impacting 71% of African protected areas during the second half of the 20th century1,2. One country facing these challenges is South Sudan, notable for having the world’s highest human population growth rate, experiencing prolonged periods of civil unrest in the past century, disrupting the country’s wildlife management and increasing illegal poaching, primarily for bushmeat3,4,5. Civil unrest, lack of political will, and no formal conservation protection are potentially detrimental to local wildlife populations1,6. Some ungulate species seem to have persisted in South Sudan despite conflict e.g. white-eared kob (Kobus kob leucotis)7 and tiang (Damaliscus lunatus tiang)8. Nonetheless, during the conflict between 1985 and 2015, Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in Ethiopia and South Sudan suffered a 95% population decline3. In 2025, an estimated 235 Nubian giraffe inhabit a relatively extensive range across South Sudan but are restricted to isolated pockets9. The Boma-Badingilo-Jonglei landscape in eastern South Sudan encompasses an open landscape of 200,000 km2 consisting of national parks (NPs) and community areas10,11. The area is one of the largest conservation areas in Africa and supports the world’s largest terrestrial mammal migration10,12. However, historically due...
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September 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
cerebrodigital.net
Al no existir arboles lo bastante altos ni refugios naturales en la sabana abierta, estos animales no tienen mas opcion que soportar el viento y la lluvia a la intemperie.
Jirafas sin refugio ante la tormenta en la Reserva Maasai Mara, Kenia - Sinaptica
La jirafa (Giraffa camelopardalis) puede superar los 5 metros de altura, lo que la convierte en el animal terrestre mas alto del planeta, pero esa misma caracte
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September 6, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Jan 31, 2011)

IC 391, located 80 million light-years away in Camelopardalis, is home to the Type Ib supernova SN 2001B, illustrating the dynamic nature of stellar evolution.

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A view of the spiral galaxy IC 391, featuring the supernova SN 2001B, showing the dynamic life cycle of stars. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
September 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
hlkfotos.com
A photo of a giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) at a zoo hitting a large white enrichment ball hanging by a chain. Its head is tilted back with the ball pressed against it as it as they meet, the ball dented in around the giraffe's horns and the giraffe's eyes partially close and lip curled up revealing its gummy mouth and some strings of saliva. A chain-link fence and dense green foliage are visible in the background.
August 30, 2026 at 1:06 AM
nasadailypicbot.bsky.social
NASA Astronomy Hourly Picture - 2006-10-05: Hidden Galaxy IC 342
#Astronomy #NASA #Space
Similar in size to other large, bright spiral galaxies IC 342 is a mere 7 million light-years distant in the long-necked, northern constellation Camelopardalis. A sprawling island universe, IC 342 would otherwise be a prominent galaxy in our night sky, but it is almost hidden from view behind the veil of stars, gas and dust clouds in the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. Even though IC 342's light is dimmed by intervening cosmic clouds, this remarkably sharp telescopic image traces the galaxy's own obscuring dust, blue star clusters, and glowing pink star forming regions along spiral arms that wind far from the galaxy's core. IC 342 may have undergone a recent burst of star formation activity and is close enough to have gravitationally influenced the evolution of the local group of galaxies and the Milky Way.
August 28, 2026 at 11:20 AM
biodiversitypix.bsky.social
🐫 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
London: Academic Press, [etc.], 1833-1965.

[Source]
Illustration of a male Giraffa camelopardalis Rothschildi, standing in a natural setting with sparse greenery and distant trees. The giraffe is depicted in side profile, showing its long neck, distinctive dark brown spots on a lighter coat, ossicones on its head, and long legs with dark hooves. The artwork is detailed, reflecting early 20th-century scientific illustration style from the "Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London," dated 1904, emphasizing anatomical accuracy and natural habitat context. No camels are depicted despite the keyword.
August 27, 2026 at 4:23 AM
biodiversitypix.bsky.social
🦒 The animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization, serving as a foundation for the natural history of animals. v.1 plates.
London: G. Henderson, 1834-1837.

[Source]
Illustration of a giraffe labeled "Camelopardalis giraffa" showing a full-bodied view with its tall, slender legs, long neck, and distinctive spotted coat. The giraffe has two ossicones on its head and a tufted tail. To the upper left are two detailed sketches: one of the giraffe’s head in profile and another showing the skull structure, highlighting teeth and bone features. The drawing is colored in natural tones and framed with labeling consistent with an early 19th-century scientific plate from "The Animal Kingdom" published in London between 1834-1837.
August 24, 2026 at 6:23 AM
nasadailypicbot.bsky.social
NASA Astronomy Hourly Picture - 2023-01-03: Kemble’s Cascade of Stars
#Astronomy #NASA #Space
This line of stars is real. A little too faint to see with the unaided eye, Kemble’s Cascade of stars inspires awe when seen with binoculars. Like the Big Dipper though, Kemble’s Cascade is an asterism, not a constellation. The asterism is visible in the northern sky toward the long-necked constellation of the Giraffe (Camelopardalis). This string of about 20 unrelated stars, each of similar brightness, spans over five times the angular width of the full moon. Stretching diagonally from the upper left to the lower right, Kemble's Cascade was popularized last century by astronomy enthusiast Lucian Kemble. The bright object near the top left of the image is the relatively compact Jolly Roger open cluster of stars, officially designated as NGC 1502.
August 20, 2026 at 11:20 PM
astroarxiv.bsky.social
Asteroseismology of the multiperiodic field SX Phe pulsator BL Camelopardalis. W. Szewczuk et. al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19076
Orbital phase coverage of BL~Cam provided by the TESS observations in Sectors 19, 59, and 86. The large gaps between sectors result in incomplete sampling of the $ $144\,d orbital cycle. Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4
August 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM
astrophsr-bot.bsky.social
W. Szewczuk, J. Daszy\'nska-Daszkiewicz, P. Walczak, E. Rodr\'iguez: Asteroseismology of the multiperiodic field SX Phe pulsator BL Camelopardalis https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19076 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.19076 https://arxiv.org/html/2608.19076
August 20, 2026 at 6:52 AM
starcourier.bsky.social
[2608.19076] W. Szewczuk et al.: Asteroseismology of the multiperiodic field SX Phe pulsator BL Camelopardalis. link
August 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
nikkei.com
「足し算」ができるキリン、「数字に強い」証拠が続々（無料記事）
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...

ニンジンを使った算数のテストを繰り返したところ、2頭のキリンが数量を記憶し、合計する能力を一貫して示したといいます。

論文の筆頭著者であるイケル・ロイディ氏は、研究方法の違いから直接比較することは難しいけれど、こうした計算でキリンの能力はウマ、イヌよりも高いようだと述べています。

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「足し算」ができるキリン、「数字に強い」証拠が続々 - 日本経済新聞
陸の哺乳類の中で最も背の高いキリン（Giraffa camelopardalis）。彼らの頭は2階建ての建物に相当する高さにある。そんな高い所にある頭で一体何を考えているのだろう。もしかしたらキリンは彼らなりの算数をやっているのかもしれない。2026年6月26日付の学術誌「Scientific Reports」に掲載された論文で、研究者たちは少なくとも一部のキリンが頭の中で数量を足し合わせられる
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August 19, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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「足し算」ができるキリン、「数字に強い」証拠が続々 - 日本経済新聞 www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
「足し算」ができるキリン、「数字に強い」証拠が続々 - 日本経済新聞
陸の哺乳類の中で最も背の高いキリン（Giraffa camelopardalis）。彼らの頭は2階建ての建物に相当する高さにある。そんな高い所にある頭で一体何を考えているのだろう。もしかしたらキリンは彼らなりの算数をやっているのかもしれない。2026年6月26日付の学術誌「Scientific Reports」に掲載された論文で、研究者たちは少なくとも一部のキリンが頭の中で数量を足し合わせられる
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August 19, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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A planet called GJ 3378b, just 25 light-years away in Camelopardalis, receives about 90 percent as much starlight as Earth — and astronomers revealed this June that its estimated mass is less than hal...
A June reanalysis cuts GJ 3378 b's radial-velocity minimum mass from 5.26 to 2.3 Earth masses, strengthening the case for a rocky world while leaving its atmosphere and habitability unknown.
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August 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM