Okapi Facts: a Giraffe's ONLY Living Relative ? Animal Fact Files

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The okapi is the only living relative of the giraffe. Though an okapi doesn't have the same long neck as a giraffe, each of these animals have the same number of neck vertebrae. Learn more okapi facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Okapia johnstoni
Range: Central, sub-Saharan Africa
Habitat: rainforest above 1,000 feet (300m)
Size: 400-700 or more pounds (181-318kg), about 5 feet (1.5m) at the shoulder
Diet: leaves, leaf bids, flowers, fruits, etc.
Threats: leopards, servals, golden cats, humans, etc.
Lifespan: 15-30 years in captivity; unknown in the wild

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Okapi THE CRYPTID 0:00
Okapi APPEARANCE 0:38
Okapi HABITAT 1:34
Okapi ENDANGERED 2:18
Okapi LIFE CYCLE 2:56
Okapi DIET 3:58
Okapi VS GIRAFFE 4:38
Thanks! 4:58
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Image and Video Credits:
kaelin - https://www.flickr.com/photos/32277757@N00/4579417976
Frank Vincentz - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wuppertal_-_Zoo_-_Okapia_johnstoni%2BCephalophus_silvicultor_01_(1).ogv
Raul654 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okapia_johnstoni5.ogv ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okapia_johnstoni7.ogv ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okapia_johnstoni3.ogv ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okapia_johnstoni8.ogv ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okapia_johnstoni6.ogv ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okapia_johnstoni2.ogv ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okapia_johnstoni1.ogv ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okapia_johnstoni4.ogv
Postdif - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okapia_johnstoni_at_the_Bronx_Zoo_01.ogv ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okapia_johnstoni_at_the_Bronx_Zoo_02.ogv
Fastily - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Diego_Zoo_Safari_Park_22_2014-08-29.ogv
Polygoon-Profilti (producent) / Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid (beheerder) - https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/676257
istolethetv - https://flickr.com/photos/istolethetv/270334247
Bart Brebels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9dRLYbwkNI ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJTHz7plPME ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxk3GAZAQtw ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN7JQdR7aos ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4AKnpmIFPo
Edwinus Zoo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiWcW2f4RLU ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEhDEAOU8hE ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njFEgIcCUVI ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CngZuBYPRlE ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z3HcjVcNNQ ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6_OPHreRxw ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPuWdkMQpS8 ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWl4H88DA-w ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3xVP9dCM8s ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzrW7c-RnZQ ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHAmw4u2id8 ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj-oNfGmWxg
مجلة رؤى - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0dgM1zrfSY
Tokyo Zoo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z60buacMkhc
Strange Animals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPUhybZ_xMU
Dr. Duck: gaming the slow way - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYXD2QqeK7Y
Okapi Boy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6axPY96IXg
Benjamin152 - https://freesound.org/people/Benjamin152/sounds/445144
Dorhi - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okapi_Geographic_Range_Map-Africa.png

Research Credits:
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Okapia_johnstoni
https://www.britannica.com/animal/okapi
https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/okapi
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/okapi
https://www.thoughtco.com/okapi-facts-4768622
http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/f2013/levendos_luca/classification.htm
https://books.google.com/books?id=kWpQX-sfsLgC&pg=PA67
https://books.google.com/books?id=DEvrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA110

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