“okapi “ is an interesting animal I i have seen

“OKAPI “ is an interesting animal i I have seen

Okapi lives in the rainforests of Central Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its body is 2 and a half meters long, 1 and a half meters high, and weighs about 230 kg.

It resembles a horse in appearance, with zebra-like stripes on its legs and back, the middle part of its body resembling that of a wild donkey, and its head resembling that of a giraffe. He belongs to the giraffe family. The neck is shorter than that of a giraffe. The color of the non-linear part of the body is dark brown. Another aspect that resembles a giraffe is the length of its tongue. He can wash his face with his long tongue and tear off the leaves of a tree and eat them.

Their ears are large, allowing them to sense enemy danger from a distance. Okapi can eat leaves that are poisonous to humans.

The gestation period is about 440 days, the baby is born weighing 14-30 kg and is breastfed. Usually the baby did not eat for 6 months. Sometimes this period can be extended up to 1 year.

The body of the female is larger than that of the male. He can live in captivity for up to 30 years. But it is not known how long he will live in nature.

This animal became known to science in 1901. Harry Johnston, a British researcher and naturalist, discovered the animal while researching in Africa. He also discovered more than 100 species of birds, mammals and invertebrates.

Today, this animal can be found in zoos in many countries around the world.

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