🦒Giraffe vs Okapi🦌
Few people guess the okapi is the giraffe's closest living relative. One towers over the savanna, the other hides in the rainforest.
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🦒Giraffe
- ✓Tallest animal on Earth, up to 5.5 m
- ✓Famous extremely long neck and legs
- ✓Lives openly across African savanna
- ✓Spotted patchwork coat for camouflage
🦌Okapi
- ✓Shorter neck suited to dense forest
- ✓Striped legs resembling a zebra
- ✓Shy, solitary rainforest dweller
- ✓Only discovered by science in 1901
Verdict
The giraffe is the towering savanna icon; the okapi is its secretive striped-legged forest cousin. They share a family but live in opposite habitats.
Frequently asked
Is the okapi related to the giraffe?+
Yes, the okapi is the giraffe's only living close relative, both in the family Giraffidae.
Why does the okapi have stripes?+
Its zebra-like leg stripes help it blend into the dappled light of the rainforest floor.
Which is taller?+
The giraffe by far, reaching 5.5 m, while the okapi stands about 1.5 m at the shoulder.
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