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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). Its weight ranges from 200 to 350 kg (440 to 770 lb). It has a long neck, and large, flexible ears.
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). [9]
Image Species Binomial name Weight range (kg) Length (cm) Height (cm) Native area Family Range map Eastern gorilla: Gorilla beringei: 70–200 150–185 [6]: 150–195 [7]: East Africa
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 and associated circulatory adaptations. [14] [15]
Modern, giraffe-like restoration in the MEPAN Outdated moose-like restoration Museum reconstruction.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]
In okapi, the male's ossicones are smaller in proportion to the head, and taper towards their tips, forming a sharper point than the comparatively blunt giraffe ossicone. Whereas female giraffes have reduced ossicones, female okapi lack ossicones entirely. The morphology of ossicones in the extinct relatives of giraffes and okapi varies widely.
3.3 Okapi Girl. 3.4 North Wind. 3.4.1 Classified. 3.4.2 Short Fuse. 3.4.3 Eva. 3.4.4 Corporal. 3.5 Roger. ... Gloria comically serves as the height and weight of the ...
The Okapi was a scaled-up Airco DH.9 with a bigger ... Height: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) Wing area: 617 sq ft (57.3 m 2) Empty weight: 4,484 lb (2,034 kg) Max takeoff ...