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Zoo Drawing: Animal Identification, Please

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My daughter has once again contributed a drawing for you to explore. Nu, so what do you see?

Thanks for playing!

G6 says

Could that be a red spotted giraffe I see in the foreground, with a bluebird on his back? A happy Koala? An ebullient elephant?
I couldn't blow up the pic to see if the little brown guys on the zoo sign were monkeys or not...
Very bright, colorful, happy picture :D

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Ilana-Davita says

An elephant on the right, a monkey in the midle, a giraffe (?) on the left. I first thought the blue animal was a parrot but the legs are a bit long and it seems to have ears.

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Mrs. S. says

I agree with Ilana-Davita - From left to right: bird, giraffe, monkey, and elephant.

Also, the zoo sign seems to be decorated with brown footprints.

And kol hakavod to your daughter, whose pictures get more sophisticated all the time!

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leoraw says

Thanks for the responses!

The daughter has spoken: it's a bird, a giraffe, a lion and an elephant. And the brown marks at top are either footprints or a design. Or both.

I mentioned the ears on the bird, and she said, with hands clasped to her face, "I forgot." I told her don't worry about it.

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Ilana-Davita says

Maybe you could tell her about poetic license. I loved drawing and painting until my art teacher made fun of me in front of the class - I was 10 at the time - because I had painted a sky ultramarine.
I agree with Mrs.S. that hr drawings are becoming more sophisticated.

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leoraw says

I agree that one can intimidate a child by criticizing them in front of a class! Speaking of art teachers, I should really send this post to her art teacher. They did a segment on animals recently, and I think this drawing is the result of some of those efforts.

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Ilana-Davita says

I am sure her teacher would be delighted. we enjoy feedback and not only when it is negative.

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stine, Canada says

I think I see a parrot, a giraffe, an elephant and a monkey. OH, I now see the answers and the lion is NOT a monkey. Of course not, silly me!

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leoraw says

Hey, others thought it was a monkey, too...

Thanks for playing along!

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Jill says

I do feel "shep nachas." She's getting better all the time!
Jill

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leoraw says

Oh, cool, though "shep" is a verb. So maybe it should be:
"I do shep nachas." :-)

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ramblingwoods says

This is really a great drawing and I am sorry I got here late...My favorite is the bird and I love that she added ears because of course birds can hear... Michelle

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Jew Wishes says

Left to right...bird, giraffe, a thin bear, elephant.

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