Do you know which living species is the closest relative of the giraffe? The answer is the okapi (Okapia johnstoni). Although it is not as tall as a giraffe and has distinctive coat markings, it shares many traits with its long-necked cousin. The okapi lives in the dense rainforests of Central Afric...
Okapi (scientific name: Okapia johnstoni) is called Okapi in English. At first glance, it looks more like a horse. Because of the alternating black and white stripes on its back, it looks very much like a zebra. In the past, some people thought that the okapi was the result of the mating of a giraff...