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Why did they call okapi okapi?
Because it is their name. the scientific species name of this animal is okapia johnstoni (or something like that), and most species use the science name in the normal name. okapi is from okapia
Is the okapi?
Yes, the okapi is considered an endangered species.
Are okapi animals forest animals or jungle animals?
A jungle is a forest. So an okapi (which is a species of giraffe) is both.
What is a giraffes only relative?
The giraffe's closest relative is the okapi.
What is in the okapi family?
The okapi is most closely related to the giraffe. Family Giraffidae.
What are facts about the okapi?
okapi's have 14 inch tongues!!!!The okapi is a animal similar to the giraffe , only it is much smaller in size.
Is an Okapi an invertebrate or vertebrate?
An okapi is a mammal in the family giraffidae, along with giraffes. it lives in the rainforests of the democratic republic of the congo. it resembles a short a giraffe,with dark fur on its torso and stripes on its flanks. It is currently an endangered species
What is the closest living relative to okapi?
The Okapi is the closest living relative to the giraffe however other species may be included in the formation but they are yet to be discovered.
Why the the okapi endangered?
The okapi is listed as threatened as opposed to endangered. The cause is poaching and habitat destruction.
Is an okapi an endangered species?
Yes, they are endangered and protected. They were once thought to be cryptids.
Is the okapi exticnct?
Okapis are not extinct yet. They do not even fall in the category of endangered species. Habitat destruction and poaching has posed threat to Okapi's existence. The world population of Okapi is ranging from ten thousand to twenty thousand.
What are okapis eaten by?
The only predator of an Okapi is a leopard....but golden cats hunt young okapi. ;)
