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What kills the okapi?
nothing except maybe an ant by accident, they are herbivores
How long do okapis live?
Lifespan of an okapi is about 30 years in captivity, and less living in the wild.
What is an okapi baby called?
Isn't a male okapi called a bull just like the closely related male giraffe? Please email me the answer at marsbar114@yahoo.com. Thanks in advance!
What continent is okapi found on?
The Okapi is an animal found on the African continent.
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.
Is a okapi a producer or a consumer?
An okapi is a consumer. It is a herbivorous mammal that feeds primarily on leaves, fruits, and other vegetation in its native rainforest habitat. As a consumer, it relies on producers like plants for its energy and sustenance.
Is okapi camouflaged?
yes the patterns on their back camouflage with their natural habitat.
Why the the okapi endangered?
The okapi is listed as threatened as opposed to endangered. The cause is poaching and habitat destruction.
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 two threats to the okapi population?
Poaching for meat, and deforestation for agriculture reduces their habitat
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.
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 are the giraffe deer like animals that were discovered in the 1900s called?
Okapi ?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi
Is an okapi unicellular or multicellular?
Okapi looks kind of like a weirdly colored deer, it's obviously multicellular.
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.
How many bones does an okapi have?
An okapi, which is closely related to the giraffe, has a total of around 206 bones in its skeleton, similar to the human skeletal structure. This bone count allows them to support their unique body shape and adaptations for their forest habitat. Like other mammals, the exact number can vary slightly due to individual differences.
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
