Fun fact; Kirins are mystical creatures known to ancient East-Asian cultures.
And when the Chinese first saw giraffes from Africa, they thought giraffes was their Kirins.
So even to this day, Koreans and Japanese still call giraffes ‘kirins’.
Except for Chinese, whom now call giraffes ‘long-necked deers’.

2020-07-10 23:50:31 UTC