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Life would be incredibly strange and difficult if you were an animal, with many new daily problems that you couldn’t even begin to imagine. That is one of the messages that talented Japanese artist Keigo is trying to send.

To perk up your autumn day at work or school, here are the best and funniest giraffe illustrations by Keigo about these animals’ daily struggles. These drawings are sure to make you smile, so enjoy, share them with your friends, and upvote your favorite ones. Be sure to let us know what you think of Keigo’s work in the comments! You can look through Bored Panda’s awesome previous posts about Keigo’s illustrations here, here and here.

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According to Dosomething.org, giraffes hold the title of the tallest mammals on planet Earth. What’s more, their legs are impressively long, about as long as a person is tall. However, a giraffe’s neck is too short to reach the ground to drink water, so it has to kneel. It’s a good thing then that they only need to drink water every few days, as they get plenty of water from the plants that they eat.

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Bored Panda talked to Keigo and his management team about the artist’s inspiration, his interest in drawing and his future plans in a recent interview. According to Keigo, he “used to draw animals which have the characteristic of “long,” such as giraffes and crocodiles. But Sloths have the aspect of “time”, and the characteristic of “not moving much.”

“Using the sloth as the main character, I am interested in how to visualize the concept of “time” in a single piece of art. Sloths are very cute, but more than that, I am strongly attached to the fact how it gave me new ideas to express. In real life, I have a cat and that’s my favorite animal,” the illustrator revealed to Bored Panda.

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“Speaking of drawing, I’m interested in animals that have extreme physical characteristics. It all started from the point where I tried to incorporate those characteristics like “too slow”, “too long” into a drawing, and expressed what happens when those characteristics are incorporated into human society.”

“Animals are personified and therefore everything is expressed exaggeratedly, but more than trying to draw the animals to make them look cute, I am always thinking about how I can express everything in a single piece of drawing.”

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Keigo revealed to Bored Panda that he isn’t a talkative person, but has always “loved” drawings since he was a small child. He disclosed that he knew he could “express anything” through his drawings.

“I had dreamt of making it my job, but I experienced setbacks right after I entered art college. I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to transmit my work via SNS and receive comments from people all around the world.”

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“I am not very much experienced myself, but I have previously taught drawing to students who aspire to enter art college. Personally, I believe that it is important for them to not only focus their interests in art, but to store knowledge and always have awareness of surrounding issues.”

Keigo said that he doesn’t have exact plans for the future yet. But the artist added: “As I previously published my book in three countries in Asia, my next goal is to publish in the US.”