Today we celebrate World Okapi Day! Tusk is proud to support the Okapi Conservation Project. The okapi, also known as the “forest giraffe”, is one of the oldest mammals on Earth. Okapi are recognised by their striped coat which helps them to blend in with the light shafts produced as the sun pierces the rainforest canopy! The project also works with the local community through its agroforestry programme in the the Okapi Wildlife Reserve (OWR), which occupies part of the Ituri Forest in north-eas

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A young okapi named Gates seemed to jump for joy as he explored and frolicked in his new habitat at the San Antonio Zoo in Texas. The okapi, which is native to Africa and genetically related to giraffes, was born on Sept. 2 according to the zoo. https://abcnews.visitlink.me/G-UZEm | ABC News

52K views · 6.1K reactions | Need some fun animal antics for your Saturday morning? Okapi that! Who doesn’t get a case of the zoomies when the sun is shining? Okapi Akia enjoyed some mild weather earlier this month. Don’t mind a distant relative, a giraffe, standing in the nearby habitat and enjoying the show. | Saint Louis Zoo | Facebook