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  2. Okapi - Wikipedia

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    Male okapi displaying his striking horizontal stripes. The okapi is a medium-sized giraffid, standing 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall at the shoulder. Its average body length is about 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) and its weight ranges from 200 to 350 kg (440 to 770 lb). [23] It has a long neck, and large and flexible ears.

  3. Okapi Wildlife Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The Okapi Wildlife Reserve (French: Réserve de faune à okapis) is a wildlife reserve in the Ituri Forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the borders with South Sudan and Uganda. [3] At approximately 14,000 km 2, it covers approximately one-fifth of the area of the forest.

  4. Giraffidae - Wikipedia

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    The Giraffidae are a family of ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a recent common ancestor with deer and bovids.This family, once a diverse group spread throughout Eurasia and Africa, presently comprises only two extant genera, the giraffe (between one and eight, usually four, species of Giraffa, depending on taxonomic interpretation) and the okapi (the only known species of Okapia).

  5. Okapi Conservation Project - Wikipedia

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    The Okapi Wildlife Reserve – an area 13,700 square kilometers, about one-fifth of the Ituri Forest – was created with the help of the Okapi Wildlife Project in 1992. The project continues to support the reserve by training and equipping wildlife guards and by providing assistance to improve the lives of neighboring communities. [1]

  6. Quercus myrsinifolia - Wikipedia

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    Quercus myrsinifolia is an evergreen oak tree that grows up to 20 metres (66 ft) tall. Leaves are 60–110 × 18–40 mm with serrulate margins; the petiole is 10–25 mm long. The acorns are ovoid to ellipsoid, 14–25 × 10–15 mm, and glabrous with a rounded apex; the flat scar is approx. 6 mm in diameter.

  7. Cincinnati Zoo Shares Video of Excited Okapi Calf Exploring ...

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    It's almost as if its bottom half is a zebra, but according to Tree Hugger, they actually belong to the giraffe family. They also say that okapis are elusive, "About 100 live at zoos around the ...

  8. Palaeotragus - Wikipedia

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    Palaeotragus ("ancient goat") is a genus of very large, primitive, okapi-like giraffids from the Miocene to Early Pleistocene of Africa and Eurasia.. Palaeotragus primaevus is the older species, being found in early to mid-Miocene strata, while P. germaini is found in Late Miocene strata.

  9. Quercus acutissima - Wikipedia

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    Quercus acutissima is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 25–30 metres (82–98 feet) tall with a trunk up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter. The bark is dark gray and deeply furrowed. The leaves are 8–20 centimetres ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 7 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches) long and 3–6 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) wide, with 14–20 small saw-tooth ...