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Although an Okapi's neck is not as long as that of a giraffe, it is very supple and with the help of its long tongue can strip the leaves from trees up to 10 feet in height.
Okapi's favourite food is young shoots of forest plants but also eats seeds, fruit and some grasses and ferns.
How much does an okapi eat?
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 16y agothey eat leaves like giraffes some of the leaves they eat are poisonous to us
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∙ 14y agoThey eat berries leaves clay bark fruit etc. hope that will help a bit
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∙ 14y agoOkapis eats leaves, fruits, grasses, shoots, seeds, fungi, ferns and buds.
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∙ 11y agookapis use there long tongues like giraffes and there necks to reach up to eat leaves from the trees.
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∙ 12y agoFrom what I have read, sometimes. They'd rather eat leaves from vegetation though. They eat over 100 different types of plant leaves. Some our poisonous to humans.
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∙ 11y agoOkapi eat: Leaves, Fruit, and seeds, yet sometimes small insects.
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∙ 16y agothe feed on vegetation
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∙ 6y agoThey eat fruits, vegetables, and plants.
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∙ 14y agoOkapi are herbivores and eat leaves
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When was the okapi discovered?
Okapi are native to the Congo rainforest of Africa. Sir Harry H. Johnson got his first okapi specimen from the Ituri Forest in what is now the northeastern section of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Johnson discovered the okapi in 1901.
On what continent would you find an okapi?
you would find Okapi on the continent Africa
What continent is okapi found on?
The Okapi is an animal found on the African continent.
What are okapis eaten by?
The only predator of an Okapi is a leopard....but golden cats hunt young okapi. ;)
Were do okapi come from?
The Okapi is native to the Ituri Rainforest, located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in central Africa.
What animals do okapi eat?
they eat food
Do Monkeys Eat Okapi?
No, I think. Monkys are quite smaller than okapi. They merely can't eat them. Besides, monkeys are a kind of friendly animal.
How long does the okapi sleep?
an okapi sleeps for 5 minutes a day because they are scared of lions going to eat them.
What do okapi like to do?
Like most animals okapi like to eat and reproduce. If you click on 'related links' below the link will take you to the wikipedia page on okapi. There is a section there about their behavior.
Does an okapi graze on the grass?
Okapi live in the Congo Rainforest. They eat a variety of local plants, one of which is grass. They also eat a number of plants that are poisonous to humans.
Does an okapi grazz on grass?
No. Just like its relative, the giraffe the Okapi tends to eat the leaves of a tree using its tongue.
Does an okapi graze on grass?
Okapi are browsers, not grazers, so no, they do not graze on grass.Okapi are herbivores, or plant eaters. Grass is one of the foods they eat. They also eat a variety of ferns, buds, etc. Many of the plants they eat are poisonous to humans.
Do cheetahs eat okapi?
No, okapis are too large to be taken down by a cheetah and they do not like in the same type of habitat. Cheetahs prefer open grasslands while the okapi prefers dense forests.
What is the diet of the okapi?
They mainly eat grasses and hay called alfafalfa. They are herbivores. Sometimes for treats they eat onions and yams.
Is an okapi a carnivore or a herbivore or an omnivore?
The Okapi is a herbivore.
What does a mother okapi feed a baby okapi?
An Okapi mother feeds its baby milk.
How do you spell okapi?
The plural of okapi may be either okapis or remain as okapi.
