This mammal is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. Despite the zebra-like stripes, it is actually more closely related to giraffes. Okapi's coat is a chocolate to reddish brown, much in contrast with the white horizontal stripes and rings on the legs and white ankles.
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Word of the Day: Okapi
- Thread starter Ruthanne
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Ruthanne. I have never before seen this animal need alone heard of it.
Reminiscent of... "look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman", when dear husband and I were on a recent trip to Africa, we went on a safari and at one point caught ourselves repeating the same verse... "look, look ahead, it's a zebra, it's a horse, it's a giraffe, NO... IT'S A OKAPI"!
Reminiscent of... "look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman", when dear husband and I were on a recent trip to Africa, we went on a safari and at one point caught ourselves repeating the same verse... "look, look ahead, it's a zebra, it's a horse, it's a giraffe, NO... IT'S A OKAPI"!
RubyK
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An okapi is an animal that has stayed in the background all of my life and is a new word to me.