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Mammals Of The World: Okapi

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The Okapi(Okapia johnstoni), also known as; Congolese Giraffe, Forest Giraffe, And Zebra Giraffe, is an African mammal that is classified in order Artiodactyla, and family Giraffidae.

Physical Characteristics


Okapis are reddish-brown to chocolate-brown in color, with white horizontal stripes on their legs. Males have protuberances on their heads called ossicones.

Ossicones are hardened cartilage covered by skin and hair. Okapis have a long tongue that is about 40 centimeters(1’4”) which helps them to reach some of the vegetation they eat. Okapis weigh 267 kilograms(589 pounds) on average and are about 1.5 meters(4’11”) tall at the … Continue

Okapi Calf Debut at the San Diego Zoo

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The okapi (pronounced oh-COP-ee) is beautiful and unusual. With its white-and-black striped hindquarters and front legs, it looks like it must be related to zebras! But take a look at an okapi’s head, and you’ll notice a resemblance to giraffes. The okapi is indeed the only living relative of the giraffe.

Celebrate World Okapi Day 2020

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Want to help and protect #okapi? Recycle your old cell phones. They contain coltan a mineral mined in the forests that okapi call home. Recycling your phones means less mining in the forest and more room for them to roam. Makemba thanks you!

5 Weird, Wild & Wonderful Facts About Okapi

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You have to travel into Habitat Africa: The Forest here at Brookfield Zoo to see the okapi, an incredible creature that might resemble a zebra mixed with an antelope, but is actually most closely related to the giraffe. In the wild, you would have to travel into the dense jungles of the Democratic Republic of Congo to find these enigmatic creatures.