Friday, December 4, 2015

Okapi


Animal: Okapi
Over shadowed by: zebra
Closest relative: Giraffe
Scientific name: Okapi johnstoni
Size: 2.5 meters long and 1.65 meters tall to the shoulder
Diet: leaves, fruit, seeds, ferns, and fungi
Endangered status: Endangered
Classification: mammal
Predators: Leopards, and servals.
Hunting strategy: Eats plants.
Habitat: mountain rain forests of central Africa.
AKA: Forest Giraffe, forest zebra, and African unicorn.
Facts: Can lick ears (inside and out), live up to 30 years, Okapi eat up to 100 different types of plants, and is the symbol of the Congo.

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