Comparison of various giraffids, including Giraffa camelopardalis, Samotherium, and Okapia johnstoni.
Date 18 December 2015
Author Apokryltaros
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giraffidcomparison.jpg

The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. Okapis are primarily diurnal but may be active for a few hours in darkness. They are essentially solitary, coming together only to breed. Okapis are herbivores, feeding on tree leaves and buds, grasses, ferns, fruits, and fungi.