Okapi Animal

 Okapi Animal 

The Okapi is the only species of giraffe found in the forests of Central Africa.  As for Okapi's appearance, his neck is dark brown, starting with his forehead, and his legs are white and black.  The Okapi looks like a giraffe, and its body shape is similar to that of a giraffe, but its neck is different from that of a giraffe.  Okapi's tongue is 3 cm long and brown in color, O Kapi cleans ears and eyes only with his tongue.  The length of the Okapi is about 1.5-2.5 meters.  It weighs 200 to 300 kg.  It has a tail about 20-2 cm long in proportion to its body.  In ancient times it was said to be a nocturnal animal, while according to research it is a nocturnal anima Has been proven.  Okapi eats vegetables, fruits, flowers and leaves in its diet.  Okapi is always seen alone.  Okapi males and females are seen mating together during the mating season.  After the baby is born this page it again Feels lonely, as Okapi prefers solitude.  In addition, Okapi prefers to live at an altitude of 300 to 1000 meters.  But in the eastern part of the residential area, it is a mountainous rainforest.  In this environment the cut skin becomes oily and velvety.  But this type of skin does not allow water to survive on the skin of Okapi's body.  So Okapi has high mountain rain forests in the east, lowland areas in the southeast in the sloping area 200 m below the west and open forest areas in the south.  Living where acupuncture becomes normal.  Originally from Africa, the Okapi is found in zoos in countries such as the Americas, Europe, and Japan.

 The backside of the Okapi is dark brown and has amazing white-black streaks on the feet, making it look like a zebra when viewed from a distance.  Perhaps these streaks help the cubs identify their mother in dense rainforest, or perhaps camouflage.The body is similar in shape to the giraffe except the long neck.

Both the Okapi and the Giraffe have a long tongue(about 35 cm), which is blue in color and with which they are able to eat soft leaves and copals from the trees.

Okapi with his tongue

Okapi's tongue is so long that he can clean his eyes and ears with it.  The leopard is their predator and their big ears help to avoid it.Okapi length is about 1.4-2.5 m.  And the height is about 1.5-2.0m till the shoulders.  They weigh 200–300 kg.  it happens.  According to the body, their tail is small and only 30-62 cm long.  It is long. [5] Until recently there was a belief that okapi are temporal (day grazing) beings, but now research suggests that they are nocturnal as well.  Okapi often lead a solitary life apart from the time of the congregation.  Only the mother and the cub live together.  The behavior at the time of intercourse includes sniffing, circling and licking.  Okapis look for food along the familiar road in the forest.  Their areas are overlapping and on average one square kilometer.  0.4 organisms are found in  Okapi is not a social animal and prefers to live in large and secluded areas.  Due to this habit, their number is decreasing because man is encroaching land in their area.  Okapi uses various methods to express its area, such as by smelling urine.  Its feet have glandular glands that produce a type of liquid that it exerts on the outskirts of its area.  The male protects his territory with great vigor but allows the female to pass through the middle of his territory.