More appropriate political mascots?

Instead of the elephant for the Republicans and the donkey for the Democrats, maybe more appropriate mascots would be the ostrich for the Republicans and the giraffe for the Democrats.

The Republicans often put their heads in the sand rather than face the complexity of modern life.

The Democrats may see farther, but they often have their heads in the trees or the clouds.

Is it time for new mascots for the political parties?

While reading some book or newspaper, I wrote this note: "Appropriateness of party symbols. Elephants lumber over everything to follow old paths (think of the movie "Elephant Walk"). Donkeys are docile and will follow whoever is jerking their chain, er, pulling their leash.

Maybe the Democrats should adopt a fawn as their symbol. When threatened they seem to roll up and hide in plain sight. See "Fawn hiding in plain sight".

Maybe the Republicans should adopt a hippo as their symbol, as in hippo-crite. They want to cut spending in other districts, but not their own, even when the projects are similar. See "Tea Party Pork Binge: Conservatives Brought Nation to Default & Ask for Govt. Handouts", Daniel Stone, The Daily Beast and Newsweek, 2011-10-30.  They even use some of the same arguments they derided when others used them. Hm! Both elephants and hippos wallow in mud.