Giraffes!

Giraffa camelopardalis (Karen, Kenya)

Backyard sheep

Nairobi, Kenya

Dec. 19 update: this sheep and its two companions, along with 20 chickens, just provided the main course at a wedding celebration.

Meanwhile, in Australia...

...a chicken farmer named Swampy Marsh is using sheepdogs to protect Little Penguins from foxes.

Little Penguin

Off leash

Pine Point Beach, Maine

Made in Friesland

Friesland, Netherlands

Believe it or not, in Friesland you really do see Friesian horses, not to mention members of one of the world's rarest dog breeds.

I don't know much about equestrianism, but I can understand why Friesians are so coveted. They're beautiful.

Unfortunately my hopes of drawing this horse up close were thwarted when it noticed me from a long way off.