Okapis have prehensile tongues — meaning their tongues have adapted to grab and grip. These artiodactyl mammals utilize this ability to grab food, wash their eyelids, clean out their ears, and swat insects from their withers. #WildlifeWednesday 🦓 | Science Channel

With their striped legs, okapi might look like they’re related to zebras, but their closest relative is actually the giraffe! 🦒 Because of this connection, okapi are also known as "forest giraffes." These shy and elusive mammals were only discovered in 1901 and are found exclusively in the dense rainforests of central Africa, mainly the Ituri Forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Visit the L.A. Zoo to see this unique animal! You’ll find okapi near the giraffe habitat in our Animals of Afr

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