Though sometimes called forest giraffes, this creature doesn’t look like a giraffe. It does have a long tongue, but it has the body of a horse and its legs have stripes, like a zebra. Males also ...

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 ...

All About Okapi Tongues An adult okapi’s tongue can extend nearly 10 inches beyond its mouth. This body part is dark blue with a smooth base and pointed end.

The tongue, which measures up to 14 inches (36 centimeters) in length, can be used to clean the okapi's eyelids and ears and deter annoying insects.

Kuvua, a female okapi at the Cincinnati Zoo, has experienced skin issues for most of her life. Her care team and veterinary staff have long suspected allergies might be the cause.

Although the okapi’s tongue does not reach a similar twenty-inches-long, it still measures an impressive fourteen inches. Like the giraffe, the okapi can easily strip leaves from vegetation with ...

7 Things You’ll Want To Know About the Elusive Okapi Not much is known about the giraffe's only living relative. Learn what scientists have gathered about the elusive okapi over the years.

The Denver Zoo announced Friday that it said goodbye to a 14-year-old okapi after a “significant decline in her health last week.” ...

HOUSTON – The Houston Zoo has put on display a baby okapi, a solitary species that in the wild is found deep in the dense rainforests of sub-Saharan Africa. The male calf, who was born April 20 ...

A member of a rare and endangered species related to the giraffe was recently born at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, according to zoo officials.

Endangered Okapi Born to First-Time Mom at Oklahoma City Zoo: 'We Are Overjoyed' The male okapi calf and his mother, Kayin, are doing well following the baby animal's September 7 birth at the ...

Baby Okapi Sylvester, named after Houston mayor Sylvester Turner, nurses off his mother, Sukari, as he is making his public debut Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Houston Zoo in Houston. Baby Sylvester ...