Anne de Beaujeu (“BOH-zhoo”) of France claimed to have been promised one of these animals that was likely sent by al-Ashraf Qaitbay. Christian Dupuy found a petroglyph depicting two of these animals with lines from their noses to human figures at Dabous (“DAH-boo”). One of these animals sent by Muhammad Ali to Charles X (“the tenth”) was accompanied by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (“AY-tee-en ZHAH-frwah sahnt EE-lair”) and inspired many fashion fads. The first one of these animals in Europe was presented by (*) Julius Caesar after leaving Egypt. Two of these animals that were compared to the qílín (“CHEE-lin”) came from Malindi to Bengal to China with Zhèng Hé’s Treasure Fleet. Romans compared this animal to a cross between a camel and a leopard, giving it the name of camelopardalis. For 10 points, name these animals known for their long necks. ■END■
ANSWER: giraffes [or Giraffa; prompt on camelopardalis until read]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Other History>
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