Toby is the perfect okapi of Subira With their velvet fur, long tongues and striped backends, okapis may look like they're made from leftover parts, but each of their characteristics plays a part in their wild habitats. The stripes camouflage them from predators, their oily fur keeps them dry in the rainforest and their long tongues help them reach the best leaves. | San Diego Zoo

The beautiful and endangered okapi is shy, secretive, and elusive. They are found in the dense tropical rainforests of central Africa, and their reddish coat and zebra-like stripes help them disappear quickly in dense foliage. They are the closest living relative to giraffes. The L.A. Zoo is home to two okapi named Jackson and Opey. Jackson is curious and enjoys snacking on butternut squash. Opey is known for her gentle demeanor, and has had two calves over the years at the Zoo. While discovered

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14K views · 505 reactions | Watch this short video clip of a wild okapi feeding in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve. We collected this footage with one of our camera traps on Mount Mbia, just 1 km outside of Epulu where the Okapi Wildlife Reserve headquarters are located. Excellent footage of a wild okapi doing what they do naturally and peacefully. Don't forget about World Okapi Day on October 18! Visit www.worldokapiday.org for more. Enjoy :) | Okapi Conservation Project | Facebook

3.5K views · 123 reactions | Happy World Okapi Day! 濾  Today we celebrate the endangered and enigmatic okapi and all the pride it brings the people of the DRC. | Okapi Conservation Project | Facebook