The okapi is a solitary, daytime creature that marks its territory with sticky hoof secretions and urine. Occasionally, small groups of okapis will gather to eat, groom, and play together.

What’s more, the okapi will not just eat any plant they come across. They are highly selective feeders. They focus on eating the plants that they can reach and use their long tongue to ...

Okapi Can Eat Bat Excrement. Consuming between 45 to 60 pounds of food per day, okapi are voracious eaters. Their diet is unique, as they’re the only rainforest-dwelling species to consume solely ...

When competition for resources is fierce, being able to reach food that other animals cannot get to is a bonus. Possessing a foot-long tongue is a huge advantage and this is where the okapi excels.

Okapi can eat an impressive variety of forest plants, including toxic ones, but their options have severely dwindled. From 2002 to 2023, the Ituri Forest lost about 9% of its total area, ...

The birth of a rare okapi — also known as the forest giraffe — is delighting zookeepers at Chester Zoo in the U.K. as conservationists hope the animal's arrival will shed light on the species.

April 23, 2025 — Josh brings us to the Zoo this morning to meet the Okapi he is lucky to have at Potawatomi Zoo, acting as part of a successful breeding program for the illusive cousin of the ...

San Antonio Zoo announces birth of baby Okapi, ... And their tongues grow up to 14 inches long, which helps them strip leaves from vegetation when they are eating.

The okapi is classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. There are an estimated 10,000 to 50,000 okapis left in the wild.

The young okapi marks the 18th born at the Cincinnati Zoo since 1989. There are approximately 15,000 okapis globally, the zoo estimates. Habitat destruction and poaching have harmed the species ...