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Published: 2016-01-02 05:27:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 3329; Favourites: 122; Downloads: 27
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Description One beautiful day on the Savanna, Kekere the Dik-Dik was just enjoying the sunshine and grasses when suddenly, something caught her attention at the corner of her eye. 
It was some-what hidden in between a peculiar looking rock and a shrub. Being her curious self, she went to investigate the strange object.
As she approached it, she got a very good look at it.
It looked like a big, shiny eye-type of thingamajig that had a small blinking red light accompanying it. 
It didn't seem to move in any way what so ever, so Kekere didn't sense any threat from it. But she did feel like she was being watched by it. 
It was very intriguing to her, so much so, that she wanted to tell some of her other friends about it! 

She dashed away from the thingy only to return a little while later with a few friends. These few being the first 3 that she came across. 


Kekere - "Just wait till you see this thing! It looks like a giant eye ball!"

Zeka - "Oh, I'll believe when I see it, Kekere. And I see everything that there is to see!" 

Kekere - "But you haven't seen this yet!"

Nuk - "I-I hope this thing doesn't suddenly attack us.......It could very well be a predator just playing dead o-or something.....

Kekere - "Oh no, it's completely safe! I put my nose right to it and it didn't do anything of the sort. It just stared at me weirdly." 

Salma - "Well, if it does decide to move, I'll let it chase me first so you all can get away before it eats one of you. I have great stamina as you know." 

Nuk - "Hey! I can run fast as well!......You just don't see me do it often." 

Salma - "Oh really? Well I---" 

Kekere - "Alright! Here it is!"


*They all look at it.......* 


Nuk - "Uhhh.....Zeka? Do you know what that is.....? 

Zeka - "I'm.....not sure......

Salma - "I've never seen anything like that in my life either..." 

Kekere - "See look! No matter how close I go to it, it just stays there and looks at me weirdly."

Nuk - "Um, Kekere?......I don't think you should get that close to it...... It still could very well be a p-predator.....

Kekere - "Nah, I don't think so. I think it's kind of cute!..........Can we keep it???

Salma - "Are you nuts!? We have no idea what this thing is. And the way it just stares at us is really creeping me out! 

Kekere - "Awwwww, but I wanted to name him Eyebo! For his one eye thingy!"

Salma - "Eyebo??? Pfffff! That's a silly name for a......whatever that is. 

Zeka - "I think we should just leave it be. We don't know where it came from or who put it there. But one thing's for sure, I've never seen anything like that in all my years roaming the lands. Come along Kekere. 

Kekere - "AWWWWWW....Alright, if you say so Zeka..............Can I at least come visit him every so often at this bush????

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Hahahahahaha! 
Basically the park ranger set up a hidden live-feed camera for the purpose of studying and researching natural African wildlife without disturbing the animals in the process. 
This was based off of those certain videos you see on YouTube or TV of various animals discovering a camera and not knowing what it is.
They most often would stare at it strangely, smell it, play with it, all while the camera itself is recording.

I wondered what would happen if a few of my characters where to stumble upon one of these cameras.
Apparently, it's the cutest thing ever!  
And I'm really proud of how the art came out depicting this scenario! 
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Comments: 46

K4nK4n [2017-04-04 08:48:20 +0000 UTC]

"Your Dik-Dik learned [Selfie]!" Heheh.

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to K4nK4n [2017-04-14 04:46:34 +0000 UTC]

Looks like that, yeah! Haha! 

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templar127 [2016-10-25 06:19:16 +0000 UTC]

"Uh.....hi?"

X3 really cute!

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to templar127 [2016-10-26 02:41:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! 

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mysterysneeze [2016-05-23 17:15:09 +0000 UTC]

I won't say it's just cute. I can tell you put care and effort into each of your characters. The eyes themselves, especially the eyelashes, are very, very detailed. You put a lot of thought into coloring fur and different areas of their faces, eyes, and different coloring for things like trees and sky

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to mysterysneeze [2016-05-27 02:26:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! 
Yes, these cuties are basically like family to me now, and I'll never let them go. It is required for them to be carefully crafted and detailed. For this is actually how I would picture them to look like, if they were simi realistic/cartoony style.
And yes, all of their facial markings are based on what their real life counterparts look like for the most part. I like to be realistic when it comes to designing my characters.   

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mysterysneeze In reply to TheFriendlyElephant [2016-05-27 05:14:24 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! I can tell you care a lot about doing your own designs and your fun creative mix of styles. Facial markings, expressions, designs, things come together with your drawings.

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Art-of-Shannon-Lee [2016-04-27 14:08:01 +0000 UTC]

SO. FREAKING. CUTE!!!

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to Art-of-Shannon-Lee [2016-04-28 16:12:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I love FREAKING CUTE THINGS! 

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Art-of-Shannon-Lee In reply to TheFriendlyElephant [2016-04-29 01:33:33 +0000 UTC]

Haha you're welcome.

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equumamici [2016-02-20 00:26:56 +0000 UTC]

Haha I love this!  XD

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to equumamici [2016-02-24 05:21:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! 

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GGproductions [2016-01-10 14:44:51 +0000 UTC]

This is so cute!
Imma make this my phone screensaver if that`s okay. 👍: 0 ⏩: 1

TheFriendlyElephant In reply to GGproductions [2016-01-11 04:26:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, GG! 
Sure thing! Go right ahead, I bet it'll look really good a phone screensaver! 

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GGproductions In reply to TheFriendlyElephant [2016-01-11 22:02:39 +0000 UTC]

No problem!
I used it, it does look great!

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whoeveriam0iam14222 [2016-01-04 18:35:07 +0000 UTC]

yes.. that is the cutest thing ever XD big eyes

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to whoeveriam0iam14222 [2016-01-07 18:14:42 +0000 UTC]

It sure is! Big eyes are the best! 

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HeavenlyArtiste [2016-01-04 17:23:46 +0000 UTC]

Nice.

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to HeavenlyArtiste [2016-01-07 18:14:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! 

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HeavenlyArtiste In reply to TheFriendlyElephant [2016-01-07 18:16:59 +0000 UTC]

You're Welcome.

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Helmie-Art [2016-01-03 21:25:03 +0000 UTC]

haha!
You've watched too many videos like this have you? 
Also, have you tried doing something like that? Leaving a cam somewhere and maybe some bait too?
Great idea though!

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to Helmie-Art [2016-01-07 18:14:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Mode! 
I have, they are just to adorable not to watch! 
I would do that myself, but since there are no Antelopes where I live, all I would get is a Squirrel or Crow or something. Maybe a Mountain Lion, but that's not as cute as Antelopes. 

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SaturnGrl [2016-01-02 19:34:40 +0000 UTC]

Park Ranger: So...the antelope are co-operating with the Giraffe...the lions must be warned!
XD

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to SaturnGrl [2016-01-07 18:11:41 +0000 UTC]

Park Ranger - "Also note that Dik-Diks are ADORABLE." 

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mourning-dreams [2016-01-02 15:01:41 +0000 UTC]

awww super cute!

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to mourning-dreams [2016-01-07 18:10:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! 

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theliondemon-kaimra [2016-01-02 12:36:04 +0000 UTC]

lol Kekere of course naming things XD you know someones looking at this camera going awwww the hole time XD

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to theliondemon-kaimra [2016-01-07 17:59:54 +0000 UTC]

Most likely ya! If only animals actually looked like this, then that would be adorable! But they are already adorable in their real forms as well. 

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theliondemon-kaimra In reply to TheFriendlyElephant [2016-01-07 23:10:53 +0000 UTC]

lol yeah they are thats true XD just they get more cute when there doing stuff like this lol

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IBAIPshow [2016-01-02 10:35:07 +0000 UTC]

SELFIE!!!

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to IBAIPshow [2016-01-07 17:58:11 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah! It sort of looks like one, doesn't it? Why didn't I realize until now? Hahahaha! 

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AshCatArts [2016-01-02 09:03:24 +0000 UTC]

Lol the giraffe 

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to AshCatArts [2016-01-07 17:57:36 +0000 UTC]

Zika's pondering if she has ever seen something like that thing before. 

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N-Novinite [2016-01-02 07:23:09 +0000 UTC]

Sorry I didn't came to the stream today, i was cleaning my room. which took like 3 hours

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to N-Novinite [2016-01-07 17:55:04 +0000 UTC]

It's okay Novy! Cleaning must be done in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. 

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CottonConfection [2016-01-02 06:25:13 +0000 UTC]

aww, their big eyes! very cute!

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to CottonConfection [2016-01-07 17:53:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Cotton! I enjoy drawing large eyes, I like to think they are like a window to the soul of the character. 

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TheFloatingTree [2016-01-02 06:24:51 +0000 UTC]

Very purty, there's lots of fluff which automatically gits it an A+ in my book. Keep it up Ian!

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to TheFloatingTree [2016-01-07 17:52:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Tree! I love the Floofyness as well! 

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2tailedDerpy [2016-01-02 06:20:24 +0000 UTC]

Nice! This looks very amazing now that it's done! ^w^

First drawing of 2016 from you and it's already amazing, keep up the great work Ian ;3

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to 2tailedDerpy [2016-01-07 17:51:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Twotail! 

It's actually both the last drawing of 2015 and the first of 2016. So basically this art took two years to make, ahaha! 

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QueenTigrel [2016-01-02 05:34:48 +0000 UTC]

THIS IS SUPER ADORABLE! <3

I'm dying of cuteness ;w;

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to QueenTigrel [2016-01-07 17:50:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! Sorry that I gave you Diabetus! 

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RazorSketches [2016-01-02 05:31:23 +0000 UTC]

AWEEEEEEEEEEEEE! This is to cute Love there eyes here x3

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TheFriendlyElephant In reply to RazorSketches [2016-01-07 17:50:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Razor! I love drawing eyes! 

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RazorSketches In reply to TheFriendlyElephant [2016-01-07 18:44:52 +0000 UTC]

I love the way you draw eyes, so beautiful!

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