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Gerenuk, an Uncommon card
The gerenuk, also known as the giraffe gazelle, is a long-necked, medium-sized antelope found mainly in the Somali region of East Africa.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 125
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 50,000
Power 125 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Gerenuk quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gerenuk card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is ______ by its long, slender neck and limbs.
Answer
characterised. It is characterised by its long, slender neck and limbs. From the Gerenuk article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The sole member of the genus Litocranius, the gerenuk was first described by the naturalist Victor Brooke in ____.
Answer
1870s. The sole member of the genus Litocranius, the gerenuk was first described by the naturalist Victor Brooke in 1879. From the Gerenuk article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Jonathan Palmer. Jonathan Palmer 75 · Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey 70 · Sunbird 67 · Gerenuk 62 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The sole member of the genus Litocranius, the gerenuk was first described by the naturalist Victor Brooke in 1879.
- It is characterised by its long, slender neck and limbs.
- The antelope is 80–105 centimetres tall, and weighs between 18 and 52 kilograms.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gerenuk article was read about 50,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Gerenuk
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More Nature cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Gerenuk in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Mont-Saint-Michel AbbeyUncommon · History · ATK 70 DEF 55
- András SchiffUncommon · History · ATK 71 DEF 54
- André DerainUncommon · Arts · ATK 65 DEF 60
- Jonathan PalmerUncommon · Society · ATK 75 DEF 50
- Dennis MartínezUncommon · Society · ATK 73 DEF 52
- Dionysius of HalicarnassusUncommon · History · ATK 69 DEF 56
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Gerenuk (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Laura Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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