Species name: ChickeraffeHeight: 6'0 ftConservation Status: Endangered (1,200 left in the wild)Diet: OmnivoreSpeed: 30 mphGestation Period: UnknownNumber of eggs: 1-2Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesInfraclass: PaleognathaeClade: NotopaleognathaeClade: NovaeratitaeOrder: CasuariiformesFamily: CasuariidaeGenus: Giraffamimus Seussi (Seuss' Giraffe Mimic)Chickeraffes are a species of ratite that live in a small island, called Chickeraffe Island, off the coast of New Guinea.This bird has a very complex and unique anatomy compared to other ratites. One interesting thing is it's keratin horns only seen on males which is used for display and fighting against other males the same way giraffes do. Another odd and unlikely feature is it's 20 inch long tongue used for hard to reach places for it's favorite type of food which is a type of fruit that is only seen on this island, which strangely has the shape of a tie. Without using the tongue, and like it's ratite cousins, it's long beak is used for picking on various vegetation and some small animals.More needs to be known about this flightless bird such as it's gestation period, when chicks leave their parents, or how they evolved to such an odd character. Theres a misunderstanding that claims that chickeraffes are dangerous birds, like their cassowary cousins. But that isn't the case. The island the chickeraffes roam on doesn't have any natural predators which makes the chickiraffe a harmless animal. But however the young are extremely vulnerable to a giant species of tick (about the size of a small dog), which makes a meal out of the chicks.Being endangered, chickeraffes are being poached for their feathers, eggs, and horns and rats being introduced on the island by European settlers causing trouble to the ecosystem. Conservation efforts are doing the best they could to save the species and bring a brighter future for them.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I guess this is a practice for some of my future spec evo artworkSo I finished watching the Green Eggs and Ham adaptation on Netflix and it was very awesome! I'd highly recommend for you to watch it.I always wanted to draw a speculative version on one of the main characters, which his name is Mr. Jenkins.Here is some trivia for my drawing linking to the character and the show(WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD (but if you don't care or not interested, ok thats fine"live in a small island, called Chickeraffe Island,..." (Chickeraffe Island is an island where chickeraffes roam in which the entire focus of the show is to transport Mr. Jenkins to back to his home)"keratin horns" (hence the name for the chickeraffe, of course if you haven't noticed yet, it's basically a half chicken half giraffe animal. There are more out there such as flemurs (flamingo/lemur) and zigs (zebra/pig))"20 inch long tongue" (Jenkins has a very long tongue, which he has been seen licking Guy (yep the guy in the black hat who hates Green Eggs and Ham has an official name) in lots of episodes)"a type of fruit that is only seen on this island which strangely has the shape of a tie." (yeah these animals have an odd taste for ties so I decided to get creative and turn them into an insular fruit)"a misunderstanding that claims that chickeraffes are dangerous birds" (that is literally the same misunderstanding in the show)"...a giant species of tick..." (In the show, chickeraffes are shown to be afraid of fleas. This part I definitely had to think that through and made a few tweaks to it, turning that to a natural island predator for the chicks. Plus I changed it to a Chihuahua sized tick)and of course, chickeraffes in my spec evo drawing and in the show are endangeredSo this is basically the last drawing for this decade and I have to say this decade was quite mediocre in my opinion.