Saturday, February 7, 2015

fun facts about okapis

Photo: Elizabeth Whitman
  • The sounds okapis make are,"chuff'" (when they greet each other),"bleat" (baby okapis some times bleat to their mothers) and they also "moo".
  • Okapi's scientific name is Okapi Johnstoni. 
  • They are also called the forest giraffe, or zebra giraffe. 
  • Male okapi's territories are bigger than a females territory. 
  • The okapi was once called the African unicorn
  • they will lick clay near river banks to get important minerals. They will also eat charcoal off burnt trees for the same reason.
  • nobody knows why, but some times calves will not poop till they are about ten weeks old
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1 comment:

  1. Jamey GronewaldFebruary 22, 2015 at 8:09 PM

    Wow the scientific name is almost the same as your last name! Maybe you should change your name to Okapi Johnson.

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