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This beautiful animal looks like a cross between a zebra and a deer! Actually, okapis are related to giraffes, and have the same long tongues for eating leaves. In fact, they eat forty to sixty-five pounds of leaves every day. They're rarely spotted in their native rain forests since the zebra stripes camouflage them in the shadows. Their amazing fur repels rain but feels like velvet.
6 comments:
Could it be the missing transitional link between zebras and cows?
Definitely a remarkable creature!
Zebras evolved from barber poles. Or was it the other way around?
I can't imagine how many leaves that must be.
What lovely color on the fur--it looks like velvet!
Wow, if only the zoo would let you pet it...
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