Wednesday, February 4, 2015

an okapi's body

Photo: San Diego Zoo
  • Okapis have split (cloven) hooves
  • Their tongues are 18 inches long
  • They clean their eyes with their tongues
  • Males have two fur covered  horns called "ossicones"
  • Each okapi has a different stripe pattern
  • At the bottom of their legs, it is just white, like a sock
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3 comments:

  1. EBJanuary 11, 2015 at 3:49 PM

    Don't know if the comment through the first time so here goes again:
    Your website just gets better and better. Love the way you have used photos to enhance your descriptions. EB

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  2. EBFebruary 7, 2015 at 10:52 AM

    Not only are okapis fun and amazing, but so are you for creating this okapi blog. Have fun being an okapi keeper.

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  3. Jamey GronewaldFebruary 22, 2015 at 8:11 PM

    I can't believe they clean their eyes with their tongues! I wonder what it feels like to lick your own eyeball...

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