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	Okapi conservation Congo
		The Okapi Conservation Project, initiated in 1987 to secure a protected area for okapi in the wild, is dedicated to protecting and preserving the flagship species of the Ituri forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) while improving the lives of the people who live in the area.
		In 1992, the Okapi Wildlife Reserve was given official protected status, creating a reserve covering 8,500 square miles of the Ituri rainforest, one of the most biologically diverse places on earth.
		The okapi is a symbol of pride for the country, and may be the link to saving the Ituri forest and the people who depend on the region for food, water and basic materials.
	www.wildnet.org /okapi.htm (578 words)

	Okapi - Okapia johnstoni: More Information - ARKive
		In fact, the okapi is a forest-living relative of the giraffe (4).
		The okapi is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in the forested regions of Uganda (1).
		Okapis are forest animals, found in both dry and rain forest in tropical and sub-tropical latitudes (1) (2).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/mammals/Okapia_johnstoni/more_info.html (843 words)

	Okapi - LoveToKnow 1911
		OKAPI, the native name of an African ruminant mammal (Ocapia johnstoni), belonging to the Giraffidae, or giraffe-family, but distinguished from giraffes by its shorter limbs and neck, the absence of horns in the females, and its very remarkable type of colouring.
		The okapi, of which the first entire skin sent to Europe was received in England from Sir H. Johnston in the spring of 1901, is a native of the Semliki forest, in the district between Lakes Albert and Albert Edward.
		Junker, by whom it was mistaken for a large water-chevrotain or zebra-antelope, states that to the natives of the Nepo district the okapi is known as the makape.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Okapi (790 words)

	Okapi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is a mammal of the Ituri Rainforest in central Africa.
		From this skull, the okapi was correctly classified as a relative of the giraffe; in 1902, the species was formally recognized as Okapia johnstoni.
		The obscurity of the Okapi led the Society for Cryptozoology to adopt it as an emblem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okapi (1015 words)

	Okapi - Okapia johnstoni
		Okapis are found in the thick undergrowth of the Ituri Forest in northeastern Zaire.
		Okapis are particularly hard to breed in captivity, the first one being born in Septmeber of 1954 at Antwerp Zoo.
		Okapis were unknown to science until 1901, when Sir Johnston traveled to the Ituri Forest to investigate rumors of a strange donkey-like animal with striped legs.
	www.angelfire.com /mo2/animals1/deer/okapi.html (582 words)

	Okapi
		Active by day, the okapi prefers the pathways of those areas of forest where the growth is thick and lush, but not where the forest canopy is dense.
		In its native habitat the okapi is wary and elusive:its acute hearing provides early warning of danger, and its effective camouflage enables it to move about in the wild undetected by man. Therefore, most knowledge about the okapi has been learned by observing it in zoos.
		1918 was the first year an okapi was kept in a zoo, but it was kept in a zoo, but it was not until the 1950s that one was successfully bred and raised in captivity.
	wonderclub.com /Wildlife/mammals/okapi.html (745 words)

	Stuffed Okapi from Stuffed Ark
		Okapi, or forest giraffe, a member of the giraffe family found in the inaccessible rain forests of northeastern Zaire and western Uganda.
		The okapi lives a secluded life and it was not discovered until 1900.
		The short, stout body of the okapi ranges from 5 to 5.5 ft high at the shoulders and 6.5 to 7 ft in length, with a tail 12 to 17 inches long that ends in a tuft.
	www.stuffedark.com /okapi.htm (146 words)

	ADW: Okapia johnstoni: Information
		The range of the okapi is limited by high montane forests to the east, swamp forests below 500 m to the west, savannas of the Sahel/Soudan to the north, and open woodlands to the south.
		The most giraffe-like feature of the okapi is the long fl tongue which is used for plucking buds, leaves, and branches from trees and shrubs as well as for grooming (Kingdon 1979).
		Field observations indicate that the okapi's mineral and salt requirements are filled primarily by a sulfurous, slightly salty, reddish clay found near rivers and streams (Grzimek 1990).
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Okapia_johnstoni.html (1286 words)

	Okapi Pocket Knives (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Okapi Knives - which is a registered trade mark - have been manufactured in Solingen, Germany from 1902 until 1987, after which the knives were manufactured in South Africa, to the same specifications and standards of quality under German Management.
		OKAPI Knives are distributed not only in South Africa but in many countries throughout the World.
		Okapi - the simple but exquisite pocket knife from South Africa, a knife that is unique and well made.
	www.covecutlery.com /Category.cfm?CategoryID=160 (244 words)

	Les Matthews' Okapi Photos
		Okapis are diurnal and forage along fixed, well-trodden paths through the forest (Grzimek 1990).
		While it doesn't have the Giraffe's long neck and legs, the Okapi does have several matching characteristics: long tongues, cloven hoofs, fur-covered horns on the male, and both giraffe and okapi simultaneously step with the front and hind leg on the same side of the body rather than moving alternate legs on either side.
		The okapi is a dark, reddish brown herbivore with camouflage markings on its hindquarters and legs.
	www.lesmatthews.com /galleries/okapi.asp (579 words)

	Lady WildLifes Okapi
		The okapi, native to africa's densest jungle, is the giraffe's closet relative.
		The young okapi begins to browse, or graze, at six weeks but continues to suckle for at least six months and does not become fully independent until it is nine months old.
		In its native habitat the okapi is wary and elusive: its acute hearing provides early warning of danger, and its effective camouflage enables it to move about in the wild undetected by man. Therefore, most knowledge about the okapi has been learned by observing it in zoos.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/okapi.html (893 words)

	Okapi - Animal Details
		Okapis are found in the densest parts of the rainforest at middle elevations.
		Okapis are herbivores, feeding on grass, fruit, new growth, and leaves in the wild.
		Okapi are difficult animals to keep happy in captivity, due to their shy and solitary natures.
	members.tripod.com /rc-anodizing/PEZT/animalsZT/okapi.htm (669 words)

	Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
		stripes on the upper legs and horse-like head, the Okapi is often taken for a cousin of the zebra.
		The Okapis neck is much shorter and thicker than the giraffes and it has also got a short, fringed mane.
		The dense, moist rainforest in northern Zaire is the main habitat of the Okapi.
	www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/Okapi.asp (319 words)

	WWF - Okapi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The horse-like okapi (Okapia johnstoni), with its large ears and a relatively long neck, is also recognized by a long fl tongue, used for plucking buds, leaves and branches from trees and shrubs.
		It is a chocolate-brown colour, with white horizontal stripes on the legs and hindquarters and white “stockings” on the ankles.
		Although the okapi occurs in patches in its range, deforestation continues to restrict the distribution of the species while poaching is reducing its population.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/africa/what_we_do/central_africa/congo_basin_forests/the_area/wildlife/mammals/okapi/index.cfm (518 words)

	Brookfield Zoo \| Field Guide - Okapi
		Okapi are also the targets of poachers, who hunt them illegally for their valuable skins.
		Okapi are especially vulnerable to all of these threats because their habitat—the forests of the northeastern DRC—is not a very big area.
		The long term goal of the Okapi SSP is to increase the zoo population size of okapi to at least 160 animals over the next 100 years.
	www.brookfieldzoo.org /pagegen/htm/fix/fg/fg_body.asp?sAnimal=Okapi (1371 words)

	Okapi
		The okapi is active during the day, using fixed, well-trodden paths through the jungle.
		Okapis have individual home ranges of about 2.5-5 square kilometer, which they move through at the rate of about a kilometer per day as they forage.
		The okapi is not believed to be in danger, although accurate population assessments are difficult in the dense jungle.
	www.ultimateungulate.com /Artiodactyla/Okapia_johnstoni.html (748 words)

	Yak's Corner
		But the okapi can reach to 8 feet off the ground with its tongue, which is 14 to 16 inches long.
		Okapis and giraffes are what zoologists call browsers, which means they eat leaves.
		The okapi's home in the rain forest is protected, but it's so remote that scientists have been unable to do a good count.
	www.yakscorner.com /stories/animals_okapi.htm (219 words)

	Okapi [creative]
		Okapi Creative is a Barcelona based collective of three design professionals from the US and UK.
		We offer web design and development, logo/identity creation, and custom illustration services that are elegant, functional and accessible.
		Some fun with rockets for those of the vanguard.
	www.okapicreative.com (43 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Okapi
		Okapis are very wary, and their highly developed hearing alerts them to run when they hear humans in the distance.
		The secretive nature of okapis and the difficulty most humans have of traveling in their habitat have made okapis hard to observe in the wild.
		At the San Diego Zoo and the Wild Animal Park, okapis are fed alfalfa hay and pellets, leafy acacia branches, carrots, and yams.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-okapi.html (956 words)

	Okapi Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		The Okapi (or "forest giraffe") is a solitary, giraffe-like mammal found in rainforests of the upper Congo River Basin in central Africa.
		Okapi have a life span of 15 to 20 years in captivity.
		Okapi are ruminants; they swallow their food without chewing it.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/mammals/okapi/Okapi.shtml (256 words)

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		The okapi resembles a zebra and a giraffe.
		Okapis are well camouflaged and very shy, and we don't know much about their life in the wild.
		Okapis were discovered (seen) in the early 1900s by explorer Sir Harry H. Johnston.
	www.okapi.ca /okapi.html (114 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Profiles for Kids: Okapi
		While okapis are shy and solitary in the wild, Makini seems to like attention from her keepers at the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park.
		Okapis are great mothers, and care for their babies for two to three years.
		Makini and the rest of the okapis can be seen browsing on acacia leaves in their enclosure just inside the Heart of Africa exhibit at the Wild Animal Park.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /kids/animal_profile_okapi.html (451 words)

	The Elusive Okapi
		Finding and retrieving okapi specimens was one of the expedition's most celebrated public missions.
		When Lang and Chapin set out on their expedition in 1909, they hoped not only to bring back dead specimens of okapi to display in the Museum, but they also hoped to bring back at least one live specimen for display at the Bronx Zoo.
		Okapi use the sandy riverbeds as paths through the thickets.
	diglib1.amnh.org /articles/okapi/okapi2.html (362 words)

	Is it a zebra? A giraffe? It’s an okapi! - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is a mammal of the Ituri Rainforest in central Africa.
		Okapis are essentially solitary animals, coming together only to breed and forage along fixed, well-trodden paths through the forest.
		Okapis have several methods of communicating their territory, including scent glands on each foot that leave behind a tar-like substance which signals their passage, as well as urine marking.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/jan122007/sesame1749592007111.asp (470 words)

	The Elusive Okapi
		Native Africans had probably been tracking and hunting okapi for thousands of years, but it was not until 1890 that the American explorer and writer Henry Morton Stanley sent the first reports about the animal to the Western world.
		Johnson was able to get a few pieces of an okapi's striped hide from natives and he sent the skins to the British Museum, where London scientists prematurely announced the discovery of a new species of zebra.
		At one point, when he came upon some okapi tracks and found them to be cloven, he thought the animal must be some kind of forest eland.
	diglib1.amnh.org /articles/okapi/okapi1.html (418 words)

	African Forest - Okapi
		Follow me: The okapi stripes on the hind quarter of the female are used as a visual signal for its young to follow.
		Description: The okapi is a dark, reddish brown herbivore with camouflage markings on its hindquarters and legs.
		Active by day, the okapi prefers the paths of forests where the growth is thick and lush, but not where the forest canopy is dense.
	www.colszoo.org /animalareas/aforest/okapi.html (502 words)

	Okapi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Okapis have large, dark eyes, big ears, and a long fl tongue which they use to strip leaves from branches.
		The sides of their rumps and the upper portion of their limbs have white horizontal stripes of varying width while much of the rest of their body is almost fl with a lighter color face.
		Okapis also have large, dark eyes, big ears, and a long fl tongue which they use to strip leaves from branches.
	www.congogorillaforest.com /congo-meet-okapi (227 words)

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