Okapi

Allison Mady

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Okapi are herbivorous hoofed mammals native to central Africa. Okapi are members of the Girrafidae family, and like their relatives, the giraffe, have long necks but average body size. They also have black and white zebra-like striping on their legs.

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Allison Mady

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Okapi are herbivorous hoofed mammals native to central Africa. Okapi are members of the Girrafidae family, and like their relatives, the giraffe, have long necks but average body size. They also have black and white zebra-like striping on their legs.

Okapi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The okapi (Okapia johnstoni), is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. Although the okapi bears striped markings reminiscent of zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi
Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) - A-Z Animals

Okapi Classification and EvolutionThe Okapi is an elusive herbivore that is found in a small pocket of tropical mountain forest in central Africa. Despite it's Deer-like appearance the Okapi is actually one of the last remaining ancestors of the Giraffe, which is the tallest animal on Earth.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/okapi
Okapi - San Diego Zoo Animals

The okapi (pronounced oh-COP-ee) is a beautiful and unusual animal. 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.
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/okapi
Baby Okapi Starts to Explore - YouTube

Baby Okapi calf Daphne has started venturing out and exploring her home for the first time and is already giving her mum Elila the run around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj7WjRra9aE
Okapi - Mammal - Britannica

cud-chewing hoofed mammal that is placed along with the giraffe in the family Giraffidae (order Artiodactyla). It serves as the flagship species (a popular species that has become a symbol for the conservation of a region) for the Ituri Forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/okapi
Okapi - Okapia johnstoni - Encyclopedia of Life

Descriptions and articles about the Okapi, scientifically known as Okapia johnstoni in the Encyclopedia of Life. Includes Overview; Brief Summary
http://eol.org/pages/308387/details
Okapi - Rainforest-Alliance

The okapi is a beautiful and elusive animal, unknown to western scientists until 1900! Standing five feet (1.5 m) tall, its legs and hindquarters are covered in black and white stripes, similar to a zebra.
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/species-profiles/okapi
Okapia johnstoni (Okapi) - IUCN

Find information and population statistics about the Okapi here at IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15188/0

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Okapi

Male okapi at Beauval Zoo

Female okapi at Zoo Miami
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Giraffidae
Genus:	Okapia Lankester, 1901
Species:	O. johnstoni
Binomial name
*Okapia johnstoni* ( P.L. Sclater, 1901)

Range of the okapi

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Okapi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The okapi (Okapia johnstoni), is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. Although the okapi bears striped markings reminiscent of zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi
Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) - A-Z Animals

Okapi Classification and EvolutionThe Okapi is an elusive herbivore that is found in a small pocket of tropical mountain forest in central Africa. Despite it's Deer-like appearance the Okapi is actually one of the last remaining ancestors of the Giraffe, which is the tallest animal on Earth.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/okapi
Okapi - San Diego Zoo Animals

The okapi (pronounced oh-COP-ee) is a beautiful and unusual animal. 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.
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/okapi
Baby Okapi Starts to Explore - YouTube

Baby Okapi calf Daphne has started venturing out and exploring her home for the first time and is already giving her mum Elila the run around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj7WjRra9aE
Okapi - Mammal - Britannica

cud-chewing hoofed mammal that is placed along with the giraffe in the family Giraffidae (order Artiodactyla). It serves as the flagship species (a popular species that has become a symbol for the conservation of a region) for the Ituri Forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/okapi
Okapi - Okapia johnstoni - Encyclopedia of Life

Descriptions and articles about the Okapi, scientifically known as Okapia johnstoni in the Encyclopedia of Life. Includes Overview; Brief Summary
http://eol.org/pages/308387/details
Okapi - Rainforest-Alliance

The okapi is a beautiful and elusive animal, unknown to western scientists until 1900! Standing five feet (1.5 m) tall, its legs and hindquarters are covered in black and white stripes, similar to a zebra.
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/species-profiles/okapi
Okapia johnstoni (Okapi) - IUCN

Find information and population statistics about the Okapi here at IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15188/0

Okapi

Male okapi at Beauval Zoo

Female okapi at Zoo Miami
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Giraffidae
Genus:	Okapia Lankester, 1901
Species:	O. johnstoni
Binomial name
*Okapia johnstoni* ( P.L. Sclater, 1901)

Range of the okapi

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Okapi are herbivorous hoofed mammals native to central Africa. Okapi are members of the Girrafidae family, and like their relatives, the giraffe, have long necks but average body size. They also have black and white zebra-like striping on their legs.

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