Okapi
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The okapi, also known as forest giraffe and zebra giraffe, is an artiodactyl mammal that is endemic to the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, non-invasive genetic identification has
Saint Aignan. Okapi
Okapia johnstoni 17zz
Illustration from an original painting by Sir Harry Johnston, based on preserved skins (1901)
Male okapi displaying his striking horizontal stripes
Giraffidae
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The Giraffidae are a family of ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a recent common ancestor with deer and bovids. This family, once a diverse group spread throughout Eurasia and Africa, presently
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…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. The okapi stands about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall at the shoulder and has a typical body length around 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in). Its weight ranges from 200 to…
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Giraffe Mikumi National Park
Shansitherium and Palaeotragus microdon, two extinct giraffids from the Miocene of Asia
Skeletal illustration of Helladotherium, now extinct