The okapi, also known as the forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe or zebra giraffe, is a mammal native to the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. The beauties on these photos live in Safari Park Beekse Bergen in the Netherlands.
Although the okapi bears striped markings reminiscent of zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe. The okapi and the giraffe are the only living members of the family Giraffidae.
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Hallo Marion, Okapis are really mysterious- I think they are basically areas for dense foliage areas i.e the Congo rainforest
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Shy and mysterious indeed. They seem so gentle!
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Wow so beautiful!
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Thank you! 😀
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They are very cool! I have never seen one before. I’m worse than a little kid…
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I’ve added another photo so you can see the whole okapi, Claudia! Beautiful creatures! ❤
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Okapis are giraffe-type creatures
That live closer, far, to the deck;
They lack altitudinal features,
In that they have much shorter neck!
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Nature in all her glory, where short- and longnecks are both precious. ❤
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I really like okapis. They look so interesting.
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And gentle too.
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