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PROJECT 2: MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL
OKAPI
Okapis hstory
Also known as:
-forest giraffe
-zebra giraffe, located on Republic of Congo
The generic name Okapia derives from Lese Karo name o`api.
Harry Johnston is organized the expedition that first acquired an okapi specimen for science from the Ituri Forest in the Democratc Republic of the Kongo.
How it looks?
Harry Johnston
Ituri Forest
-stripes like zebra
-most closely related to the giraffe
-oily, velvety fur coats
-reddish dark back, with striking horizontal white stripes on the front and back legs
that making them resemble zebras from a distance.
Resources:
-Wikipedija
-Pictures: Google pictures:okapi,food,Harry Johnston,Ituri Forest, Kongo
Tongue and ears
35 cm flexibile tongue used to strip leaves and buds from trees.Tongue is also long enough for the animal wash its ears inside and out.
Ears help them detect their predator
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Length, height and weight
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Okapis are
1,9 to 2,5m
long.
They stand
1,5 to 2m
high at the
shoulder.
Their weight
ranges from
200 to 350kg.
Food:
Okapis are herbivores. They eat:
-tree leaves and buds
-grass
-ferns
-fruit
-fungi Ferns
Fungi
Fruit
Many of the plant species
are poisonus for humans.
Grass