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Although the okapi has striped markings reminiscent of zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe. The okapi and the giraffe are the only living members of the family Giraffidae. The okapi stands about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall at the shoulder and has a typical body length around 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in).
The giraffe genome is around 2.9 billion base pairs in length, compared to the 3.3 billion base pairs of the okapi. Of the proteins in giraffe and okapi genes, 19.4% are identical. The divergence of giraffe and okapi lineages dates to around 11.5 mya. A small group of regulatory genes in the giraffe appears responsible for the animal's height ...
The okapi's neck is long compared to most ruminants, but not nearly so long as the giraffe's. Male giraffes are the tallest of all mammals: their horns reach 5.5 m (18 ft) above the ground and their shoulder 3.3 m (11 ft), whereas the okapi has a shoulder height of 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in).
Like the giraffe, the okapi uses its long, prehensile tongue to pluck leaves and buds from trees," the Cincinnati Zoo's website states. Okapis walk like giraffes, swinging forward both legs on the ...
It’s the 18th okapi calf born at the zoo since 1989, and the fourth offspring for mom Kuvua, according to the zoo.
A rare baby giraffe has no spots, but now she has a name.
The giraffe-like creatures are composed of two species: the giraffe and the okapi. The musk deer is indigenous to East Asia. The antilocaprids (Antilocapridae) of North America comprise only one extant species: the pronghorn.
Modern, giraffe-like restoration in the MEPAN Outdated moose-like restoration Museum reconstruction Sivatherium resembled the modern okapi , but was far larger, and more heavily built, being about 2.2 m (7.2 ft) tall at the shoulder , 3 m (9.8 ft) in total height with a weight up to 400–500 kg (880–1,100 lb). [ 5 ]