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Description
“ The residents of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo had no questions the okapi was real. ”– Thomm Quackenbush

Information
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Okapia
Species: Okapia johnstoni
Named by: Philip Lutley Sclater
Year Discovered: 1901
Size: 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall in height; 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length; 200 to 350 kg (440 to 770 lb) in weight
Diet: Herbivorous
Conservation Status: Endangered

Okapi or called as forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe, zebra giraffe or Kongo was atti, is the species of giraffe endemic to Democratic Republic of Congo, but became extinct in Uganda.

Although the okapi was unknown to the Western world until the 20th century, it may have been depicted since the early fifth century BCE on the façade of the Apadana at Persepolis, a gift from the Ethiopian procession to the Achaemenid kingdom. The facade in the description was the either a giraffe calf or okapi in ancient history from the precessor in Eritrea or Ethiopia.

Physical Appearance
The okapi is a medium-sized giraffid, it has a long neck, and large and flexible ears. In sharp contrast to the white horizontal stripes on the legs and white ankles, the okapi's coat is a chocolate to reddish brown. The distinctive stripes resemble those of a zebra. These features serve as an effective camouflage amidst dense vegetation. The face, throat, and chest are greyish white. Interdigital glands are present on all four feet, and are slightly larger on the front feet.

Which are similar in form and function to the ossicones of a giraffe, male okapis have short, hair-covered horn-like structures called ossicones and the okapi exhibits sexual dimorphism. While the female was taller on average, slightly redder, and lacking prominent ossicones, instead possessing hair whorls.

Distribution and Habitat
The okapi is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it occurs north and east of the Congo River. It ranges from the Maiko National Park northward to the Ituri rainforest, then through the river basins of the Rubi, Lake Tele, and Ebola to the west and the Ubangi River further north. Smaller populations exist west and south of the Congo River. It is also common in the Wamba and Epulu areas. It is extinct in Uganda in ancient times, but later became extinct in the late 1970s.

Website
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi

This drawing was made by Ognimdo2002

Description
“ The residents of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo had no questions the okapi was real. ”– Thomm Quackenbush

Information
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Okapia
Species: Okapia johnstoni
Named by: Philip Lutley Sclater
Year Discovered: 1901
Size: 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall in height; 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length; 200 to 350 kg (440 to 770 lb) in weight
Diet: Herbivorous
Conservation Status: Endangered

Okapi or called as forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe, zebra giraffe or Kongo was atti, is the species of giraffe endemic to Democratic Republic of Congo, but became extinct in Uganda.

Although the okapi was unknown to the Western world until the 20th century, it may have been depicted since the early fifth century BCE on the façade of the Apadana at Persepolis, a gift from the Ethiopian procession to the Achaemenid kingdom. The facade in the description was the either a giraffe calf or okapi in ancient history from the precessor in Eritrea or Ethiopia.

Physical Appearance
The okapi is a medium-sized giraffid, it has a long neck, and large and flexible ears. In sharp contrast to the white horizontal stripes on the legs and white ankles, the okapi's coat is a chocolate to reddish brown. The distinctive stripes resemble those of a zebra. These features serve as an effective camouflage amidst dense vegetation. The face, throat, and chest are greyish white. Interdigital glands are present on all four feet, and are slightly larger on the front feet.

Which are similar in form and function to the ossicones of a giraffe, male okapis have short, hair-covered horn-like structures called ossicones and the okapi exhibits sexual dimorphism. While the female was taller on average, slightly redder, and lacking prominent ossicones, instead possessing hair whorls.

Distribution and Habitat
The okapi is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it occurs north and east of the Congo River. It ranges from the Maiko National Park northward to the Ituri rainforest, then through the river basins of the Rubi, Lake Tele, and Ebola to the west and the Ubangi River further north. Smaller populations exist west and south of the Congo River. It is also common in the Wamba and Epulu areas. It is extinct in Uganda in ancient times, but later became extinct in the late 1970s.

Website
www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/o…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi

This drawing was made by Ognimdo2002