Okapi
📸 Photo by Joanna Huang on Unsplash
Shy and silent, the okapi glides through Congo’s Ituri rainforest like a chocolate-brown ghost, its zebra-striped legs melting into dappled shade. This giraffe cousin plucks leaves with a 35-cm tongue and survives only in DRC, a flagship for Central African conservation.
Technical factsheet
Type:Mammal
Habitat:Rainforest
Diet:Herbivore
Continents:Africa
Size:150–170 cm at the shoulder
Weight:200–300 kg
Activity:Diurnal
Social behavior:Solitary
Lifespan:15–20 years in the wild
Habitat: The Okapi can be found in Dem-rep-congo