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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.


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