List of fictional ungulates
Appearance
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, and rhinoceroses), and fictional swine, as each has its own list.
Literature
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Name | Species | Work | Author | Notes |
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Benjamin | Donkey | Animal Farm | George Orwell | |
Candlewick | Donkey | The Adventures of Pinocchio | Carlo Collodi | Boy who turns into a donkey |
The Deer without a Heart | Deer | Aesop's Fables | Aesop | |
Eeyore | Donkey | Winnie-the-Pooh | A. A. Milne | |
Puzzle | Donkey | The Chronicles of Narnia | C. S. Lewis | |
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. He describes himself as a "gerenial giraffe" who only likes food from a very specific kind of tree. |
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. |
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] |
Zigby | Zebra | Zigby | Brian Paterson | |
Ferdinand the Bull | Cow | The Story of Ferdinand | Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson | Peaceful and gentle Ferdinand prefers sniffing flowers to fighting in the arena. |
Comics
Name | Species | Origin | Notes |
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Het Paard van Sinterklaas | Donkey. | The Adventures of Nero | A black donkey used by Sinterklaas, who nevertheless claims he is a horse.[2] |
Biquette | Goat | Johan and Peewit | Peewit's female pet goat, whom he uses as a horse. |
Goat | Goat | Pearls Before Swine | |
Mabo | Goat | Monster Soul | |
Rocket Llama | Llama | The Ongoing Adventures of Rocket Llama | Main character of the webcomic. |
Bo | Sheep | U.S. Acres | |
Derek | Sheep | Derek the Sheep | |
Lanolin | Sheep | U.S. Acres | |
Rory | Sheep | The Barn | |
Ollie | Cattle | Ox Tales | |
Brainyak | Yak | Just'a Lotta Animals | An animal version of Brainiac. |
Serow | Serow | A Serow's Deadly Fall | |
Zebra | Zebra | Pearls Before Swine comic strips |
Mythology
Name | Species | Myth | Notes |
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Ceryneian Hind | Deer | Greek | Also called Cerynitis, was an enormous deer who 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. |
Media
Radio
Name | Species | Work | Notes |
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Kim De Hert | Deer | Het Leugenpaleis | A deer who was made into a hunter's trophy and apparently appeared in the studio as nothing more but 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
Name | Species | Work | Notes |
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Stripes | Zebra | Racing Stripes | A live action zebra. |
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. |
Mollie | Giraffe | Zookeeper | A reticulated giraffe in Franklin Park Zoo voiced by Maya Rudolph. |
Maa | Sheep | Babe | An old ewe on Hoggett Farm voiced by Miriam Flynn. |
Television
Name | Species | Program | Notes |
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Nuzzle and Scratch | Alpaca | Nuzzle and Scratch | A pair of puppet alpacas. |
Dash | Donkey | Big Barn Farm | A live-action donkey. |
Ewenice | Sheep | Big Barn Farm | A live-action sheep. |
Gobo | Goat | Big Barn Farm | A live-action goat. |
Elliot | Moose | Elliot Moose | A puppet ungulate. |
Madam | Cattle | Big Barn Farm | A live-action cow. |
Mr. Moose | Moose | Captain Kangaroo | A puppet moose. |
Lamb Chop | Sheep | Various Shari Lewis shows | A puppet ewe. |
Shaun | Sheep | Shaun the Sheep | A stop-motion sheep. |
Zaza | Zebra | De Fabeltjeskrant | A puppet zebra. |
Animation
Video games
Name | Species | Origin | Notes |
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Asgore Dreemurr | Goat | Undertale | Is 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 towards the player. |
Asriel Dreemurr | Goat | Undertale | Is the biological child of Toriel and Asgore, as well as the adoptive brother of Chara, and is prince of the Underground. He is also Flowey's real identity, which is revealed at the end of the game. |
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. |
Bambo | Deer | Deer Avenger | the first-person protagonist of the Deer Avenger series of video games. |
Dalai Llama | Llama | Brutal: Paws of Fury | Llama Belt of Heaven |
Lammy | Sheep | UmJammer Lammy | |
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. |
Toriel | Goat | Undertale | A motherly monster who teaches the player, Frisk 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. |
Advertising mascots
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 |
Geoffrey the Giraffe | Giraffe | Toys "R" Us | Mascot |
Yipes | Zebra | Fruit Stripe | Mascot for Fruit Stripe gum. |
References
- ^ "One Share at a Time". Real Savvy Moms Go Green: all about moms. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ http://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/Toppers/Nero/Nero-AllemaalBeestjes.html