List of fictional ungulates
Appearance
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This list of fictional ungulates is a subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. The list is restricted to notable ungulate (hooved) characters from various works organized by medium. This paraphyletic list includes all fictional hooved characters except fictional horses, fictional pachyderms (elephants, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs), and fictional swine, as each has its own list.
Literature
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Name | Species | Work | Author | Notes |
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Bambi | Roe deer | Bambi, A Life in the Woods | Felix Salten | In the Disney films his species was changed to the white-tailed deer, which would be more familiar to American audiences. His image is a Disney icon, comparable to the recognition of Jiminy Cricket or Tinkerbell, and he is even shown on Disney stock certificates.[1] |
Benjamin | Donkey | Animal Farm | George Orwell | |
Candlewick | Donkey | The Adventures of Pinocchio | Carlo Collodi | Boy who turns into a donkey |
Conselheiro | Donkey | Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | Monteiro Lobato | A talking donkey. |
The Deer without a Heart | Deer | Aesop's Fables | Aesop | |
Eeyore | Donkey | Winnie-the-Pooh | A. A. Milne | |
Ferdinand the Bull | Bull | The Story of Ferdinand | Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson | Peaceful and gentle Ferdinand prefers sniffing flowers to fighting in the arena. |
Geoffrey | Giraffe | Toys R Us | Dr. G. Raffe | |
Giraffe | Giraffe | The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me | Roald Dahl | Giraffe who works together with a pelican and a monkey as a window cleaner. She describes herself as a "Geraneous giraffe" who only likes food from a very specific kind of tree. |
Pete | Sheep | Pete the Sheep | Jackie French | A sheep that acts like a sheep dog. |
Puzzle | Donkey | The Chronicles of Narnia | C. S. Lewis | |
Rudolph | Reindeer | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Robert L. May | A reindeer originally from the 1939 story 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer', later adapted to a 1949 song, a 1964 television special, and various derivative works. |
Woolly | Sheep | When Sheep Can't Sleep | Satoshi Kitamura | |
Zigby | Zebra | Zigby | Brian Paterson |
Comics
[edit]Name | Species | Origin | Creator | Notes |
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Anatole | Donkey | Philémon | Fred | Philémon's pet and best friend. |
Bella | Cow | Jommeke | Jef Nys | A cow who enjoys dancing to music. |
Billy Goat | Goat | Rupert Bear | Alfred Bestall | Cousin of The Wise Old Goat.[2] |
Biquette | Goat | Johan and Peewit | Peyo | Peewit's female pet goat, which he uses as a horse. |
Boes | Ox | Boes (Ox Tales) | Wil Raymakers and Thijs Wilms | An anthropomorphic ox that works as a farmer and walks on clogs. |
Brainy-Yak | Yak | Just'a Lotta Animals | Roy Thomas and Scott Shaw | An animal version of Brainiac. |
Butter | Goat | The Timbertoes | John Gee | The family's goat.[3] |
Cecil | Sheep | Footrot Flats | Murray Ball | An aged stud ram. |
Chef Gustav | Goat | The Ongoing Adventures of Rocket Llama | Alex Langley | A war veteran. |
Dannie | Zebra | Dannie ben ik | Emile Brumsteede [4] | An anthropomorphic zebra. |
Derek | Sheep | Derek the Sheep | Gary Northfield | |
Grandma Goat | Goat | Rupert Bear | Alfred Bestall | Sister of the Wise Old Goat.[2] |
Horrors Greeley | Cow | Pogo | Walt Kelly | A freckled cow that travels westward, whose name is a pun on Horace Greeley. |
Kuksi | Donkey | Kuksi | Victor Vashi | Main character in a cartoon animal comic.[5] |
Look-Out | Giraffe | Boner's Ark | Mort Walker | One of the passengers aboard of Boner's ark. As his name implies, he has to look for land.[6] |
Het Paard van Sinterklaas | Donkey. | The Adventures of Nero | Marc Sleen | A black donkey used by Sinterklaas, which nevertheless claims he is a horse.[7] He reappeared in many Nero stories, usually around December during the Sinterklaas festivities. |
Rocket Llama | Llama | The Ongoing Adventures of Rocket Llama | Alex Langley | Main character of the webcomic. |
Romuald | Sheep | Le Génie des Alpages | F'Murr | A pompous black ram that nobody takes seriously but has a large flock of sheep under his command.[8] |
Serow | Serow | A Serow's Deadly Fall | Kamoshika Tenrakushii | |
Joachim Sickbock | Goat | Tom Poes | Marten Toonder | A mad scientist and recurring villain.[9] |
Tombed-Camionette | Suffolk sheep | Le Génie des Alpages | F'Murr | A sheep that fell from a truck, hence his name. He acts like a stereotypical Englishman.[8] |
Uncle Antler | Moose | Pogo | Walt Kelly | |
Willy | Giraffe | The Bruin Boys, aka Tiger Tim | Julius Stafford Baker | One of Tiger Tim's friends.[10] |
The Wise Old Goat | Goat | Rupert Bear | Mary Tourtel | An advisor and help to Rupert.[11] |
Zebra | Zebra | Pearls Before Swine comic strips | A zebra that unsuccessfully tries to promote harmony between zebras and predators. | |
Zulma | Goat | Kramikske | Jean-Pol | The pet goat of Bertje, which is able to fly by rotating its tail.[12] |
Mythology
[edit]Name | Species | Myth | Notes |
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Ceryneian Hind | Deer | Greek | Also called Cerynitis, was an enormous deer that lived in Keryneia, Greece. It was sacred to Artemis, the chaste goddess of the hunt, animals and unmarried women. It had golden antlers like a stag and hooves of bronze or brass, and it was said that it could outrun an arrow in flight. The capture of the hind was one of The Twelve Labors of Hercules. |
Khnum | Ram | Ancient Egyptian | |
Ox | Ox | Chinese | The second of the Chinese zodiac years. |
Goat/Sheep | Goat or Sheep | Chinese | The eighth of the Chinese zodiac years. |
Babe the Blue Ox | Ox | United States & Canada | Companion to Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack of folklore. |
Media
[edit]Radio
[edit]Name | Species | Work | Notes |
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Kim De Hert | Deer | Het Leugenpaleis | A deer that was made into a hunter's trophy and apparently appeared in the studio as nothing more than a head stuck on a piece of wood. He always claimed to be from a mansion in 's-Gravenwezel and was played by Hugo Matthysen. |
Film
[edit]Name | Species | Work | Notes |
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Cardigan | Sheep | Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure | A young lamb with black wool that quickly befriends Wilbur alongside Nellie, Joy, and Arania (Charlotte's daughters) after getting rejected by his flock. Due to his friendship with Wilbur, he starts behaving and acting like a pig, which Cardigan quickly loves. Voiced by Harrison Chad. |
Chief Bogo | African buffalo | Zootopia | Police chief of the Zootopia Police Department's First Precinct |
Chirin | Sheep | Ringing Bell | A baby lamb that seeks revenge for the death of his mother by a wolf. |
Daisy | Sheep | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) | A ewe that becomes the object of affection of a New York City physician. |
Donkey | Donkey | Shrek | A talkative miniature donkey that accompanies his best friend Shrek on his adventures voiced by Eddie Murphy. |
Jerome | Giraffe | The Friendly Giant | A giraffe puppet and companion of the Friendly Giant. Only his head and neck were seen as he poked his head in through a window. |
Maa | Sheep | Babe | An old ewe on Hoggett Farm voiced by Miriam Flynn. |
Marty | Zebra | Madagascar | A zebra that, along with his friends, gets stuck at Madagascar and tries to return home to the New York City Zoo. Voiced by Chris Rock. |
Melman | Giraffe | Madagascar | A worrisome and sensitive giraffe that is always constantly concerned about being healthy and taking medicine. Voiced By David Schwimmer. |
Mollie | Giraffe | Zookeeper | A reticulated giraffe in Franklin Park Zoo voiced by Maya Rudolph. |
Prancer | Reindeer | Prancer | A wounded reindeer believed to belong to Santa. Live-action. |
Stripes | Zebra | Racing Stripes | A live-action zebra. |
Sven | Reindeer | Frozen | A reindeer and the companion of Kristoff from the Frozen franchise. |
Television
[edit]Name | Species | Program | Notes |
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Baby Lamb | Sheep | Baby Einstein | A puppet sheep that hosts Lullaby Time. It also appeared in Baby MacDonald, On the Go, and Baby's First Sounds. |
Dash | Donkey | Big Barn Farm | A live-action donkey. |
MacDonald | Cow | Baby Einstein | A cow that hosts Baby MacDonald. |
Ewenice | Sheep | Big Barn Farm | A live-action sheep. |
Gobo | Goat | Big Barn Farm | A live-action goat. |
Colambo | Sheep | Sesame Street | A sheep detective that solves mysteries based on nursery rhymes. He is based on Baa, Baa, Black Sheep. |
Cowbella | Cow | Jim Henson's Pajanimals | A pink, purple and white Italian cow that loves to play dress up and act like a princess. |
Elliot | Moose | Elliot Moose | A puppet ungulate. |
Gladys | Cow | Sesame Street | A cow that dreams of being a singer and actress. |
Lamb Chop | Sheep | Various Shari Lewis shows | A puppet ewe. |
Madam | Cattle | Big Barn Farm | A live-action cow. |
Mickey Moose | Moose | The Muppet Show | A parody version of Mickey Mouse, which only appeared in the episode starring Petula Clark and has a best friend named Ronald Duck. |
Mr. Moose | Moose | Captain Kangaroo | A puppet moose. |
Muffin | Mule | Muffin the Mule | A puppet character made in 1933 for Hogarth Puppets |
Necktie | Giraffe | Wild Kratts | A giraffe Martin and Chris had found in the African Savannah. Martin named him after the Kratts got tangled with him. |
Nuzzle and Scratch | Alpaca | Nuzzle and Scratch | A pair of alpaca puppets. |
Shaun | Sheep | Shaun the Sheep | A stop-motion sheep. First appeared in the Wallace and Gromit short A Close Shave. |
Wilbur | Cattle | Wilbur | A puppet calf. |
Zaza | Zebra | De Fabeltjeskrant | A puppet zebra. |
Woolma Lamb | Sheep | The Get Along Gang | A young female anthropomorphic sheep that's one of the show's main characters. |
Animation
[edit]Video games
[edit]Name | Species | Origin | Notes |
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Pilgor | Goat | Goat Simulator | The main playable character that earns points for wreaking havoc on the game's world. Mutators can change the goat's abilities. |
Arizona | Cattle | Them's Fightin' Herds | A playable calf fighter. |
Asgore Dreemurr | Goat | Undertale, Deltarune | The king of the Underground and monsters. He is the ex-husband of Toriel and the father of Asriel Dreemurr and Chara, the first human. Despite having (supposedly) killed six humans, he is amiable toward the player. |
Asriel Dreemurr | Goat | Undertale, Deltarune | The biological child of Toriel and Asgore, as well as the adoptive brother of Chara, and the prince of the Underground. He is also Flowey's real identity, which is revealed at the end of the game. |
Bambo | Deer | Deer Avenger | The protagonist of the Deer Avenger series of video games. |
Bleatnik | Goat | My Singing Monsters | A dreamythical exclusive to Mythical Island which sprang from the imagination of the G'Joob. The Bleatnik sings in an eerie soft-like bleating voice, harmonizing with the Yawstrich. |
Cyrus | Alpaca | Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer | Works at Re-Tail with Reese, his wife and his business partner. He is the upholsterer and is in charge of altering furniture, but his services are not accessible right from the start. |
Dalai Llama | Llama | Brutal: Paws of Fury | Llama Belt of Heaven |
Jean Bison | American bison | Sly 2: Band of Thieves | A villainous bison voiced by Ross Douglas. |
Lammy | Sheep | Um Jammer Lammy and PaRappa the Rapper | Guitarist in the band MilkCan and the protagonist of Um Jammer Lammy. She plays guitar left-handed and has to get to her band's show within 15 minutes. |
Miltank | Cow | Pokémon | A Normal Type Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal. It is one of Whitney's ace Pokémon. |
Mooshroom | Cow | Minecraft | A rare species of cattle that have mushrooms growing from their bodies. Naturally red, when struck by lightning, the red mushrooms turn brown. The red variant may be milked for mushroom stew, and the brown variant may be milked for "suspicious stews", which when consumed give the player certain effects.[13][14] |
Noelle Holiday | Reindeer | Deltarune | Long-time friend of Asriel Dreemurr and Kris, as well as Kris's classmate, she is a minor character in Chapter 1 and becomes a major playable character in Chapter 2. |
Ovis | Sheep | Ark: Survival Evolved | A species of sheep that can be tamed by the player and slaughtered and harvested for its mutton. |
Paprika | Alpaca | Them's Fightin' Herds | A playable alpaca fighter. |
Pom | Sheep | Them's Fightin' Herds | A playable lamb fighter. |
Reese | Alpaca | Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer | Works at Re-Tail with her husband, Cyrus. She is the one that the player can sell things to, ask for turnip prices, and can ask to display an item for villagers to buy. |
Rudy Holiday | Reindeer | Deltarune | Father of Noelle Holiday. In both chapters, he is in the hospital due to an unspecified long-term illness, and the player can interact with him when visiting his hospital bed. |
Shanty | Goat | Them's Fightin' Herds | A playable goat fighter. |
Tauros | Bull | Pokémon | A Normal Type Pokémon first debuted in Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow |
Tianhuo | Longma | Them's Fightin' Herds | A playable longma fighter. |
Toriel Dreemurr | Goat | Undertale, Deltarune | A motherly monster who teaches the player how to solve puzzles and survive conflict in the Underground. She is the ex-wife of Asgore (and ex-queen of the Underground), and the mother of Asriel and Chara, the first human. |
Velvet | Reindeer | Them's Fightin' Herds | A playable reindeer fighter. |
Wooloo | Sheep | Pokémon | Wooloo is a Pokémon with a thick coat of white wool that makes it look spherical. Its defining features are two gray strings of wool that resemble braided pigtails. It is relatively weak but is well loved by many in the Pokémon community as a well designed, cute Pokémon. |
Advertising mascots
[edit]Name | Species | Brand | Notes |
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Joe Camel | Camel | Camel cigarettes | Cartoon Camel mascot from 1987 to 1997 |
Fu Niu Lele | Cattle | 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing | Official mascot |
Chick-Fil-A Cows | Cattle | Chick-Fil-A | Used to get people to Eat Mor Chikin opposed to Hamburgers. |
Geoffrey the Giraffe | Giraffe | Toys "R" Us | Mascot |
Yipes | Zebra | Fruit Stripe | Mascot for Fruit Stripe gum |
Si Jerapah | Giraffe | Roti Jerapah | Mascot for an Indonesian bakery |
Shortie Giraffe | Giraffe | Cocoa Krispies | Friend of the mascot Coco the Monkey |
Pepe | Zebra | Azucaradas | Mascot for the Mexican breakfast cereal Azucaradas |
Artie Antlers | Moose | Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre | A piano-playing moose during the early years of Chuck E. Cheese's.[15] |
Zen | Zebra | Zebra | Mascot for Zebra brand pens |
Sports Team Mascots
[edit]Name | Species | Brand | Notes |
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Benny | Bull | Chicago Bulls | Mascot |
Bongo | Deer | Milwaukee Bucks | Mascot |
Mariner | Moose | Seattle Mariners | Mascot |
Mick E. Moose | Moose | Winnipeg Jets | Mascot |
Others
[edit]- Patches, a giraffe stuffed toy in Suzy's Zoo
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