After the Aberrant Giraffe Pot came out slightly less giraffe-like than I had been hoping, I obtained a plastic giraffe bust from a dollar store to use as a model. I was disappointed to find that it came out looking more like a goat than a giraffe. It was later pointed out to me that the model does look more like a spotted goat than a giraffe. Giraffes have more elongated faces. The sculpture also lost a horn in the bisque kiln.
The model giraffe-goat: