okapi (Okapia johnstoni) THE OKAPI
Date 1906
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/7171950698
Author Ernest Ingersoll
Full title The life of animals; the mammals,
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_life_of_animals_(Colored_Plate_12)_(7171950698).jpg
The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. Okapis are primarily diurnal but may be active for a few hours in darkness. They are essentially solitary, coming together only to breed. Okapis are herbivores, feeding on tree leaves and buds, grasses, ferns, fruits, and fungi.