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Published: 2018-01-30 12:48:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 5581; Favourites: 226; Downloads: 23
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Hilariously “what is an okapi a cross between?” is the top frequently asked question that Google suggests for this animal. Although they might appear halfway between a giraffe and a zebra, okapis quite happily belong to their own genus, thank you very much.Prints & gifts available at my Redbubble store.
Original drawing has been sold.
Media: Polychromos pencils on toned paper, plus a little white gouache to make the markings pop.
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Daww, it's so cute. Much deserved love for okapis. ^^
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Agreed, they need more love. Thanks!
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I love these guys and your drawing is so amazing. Nice to see one actively moving.
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Thank you so much! Yes I also noticed it's rare to see them running.
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Eee this turned out gorgeous! I love okapis. Growing up I had a toy okapi I loved, but I had never heard how to say it, I just read it as "oh-kah-pie" and it wasn't until I was in my late teens that I learned how to say it correctly. To this day if someone brings up an okapi my siblings will start yelling at me about how I ruined them and taught them the wrong pronunciation.
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Haha! I'm not even sure if I'm saying it correctly now
I was trying to describe the okapi to my father recently (kind of a lost cause, he's no biology buff), all he absorbed was "oh-ka-what??" But he could accept calling it "zebra giraffe", whatever works!
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I heard a zookeeper call them "oh-kah-pee" so I think that's right? I may have to settle for zebra giraffe at this rate. They are such a strange but beautiful animal.
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They have the coolest stripey butts.
Once again, your ability to refine muscle structure is fabulous! That neck, especially. And the shapes to the legs are wonderful!
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Thank you! I think I improvised some of the anatomy 
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they are like tapirs with how odd they are and i LOVE IT
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Thank you as always for the kind words
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