Okapia johnstoni

Okapia johnstoni =the Okapi -AKA, i loved them back in grade 3 after i learned they have blue toungs. o3o
oh, and there the only relative to the giraffe.
i think i might re scann this. or do tiny touchups...>.>
it appears that im slowly progressing in water colours too (not that ill ever draw anything like my sea turttle again T^T)
i used Okapia johnstoni b/c for some odd reason science sounds artsey
PS. i named it ocrappy the okapi

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Whats an Okapi you say?!
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Okapia
The okapi is active during the day, using fixed, well-trodden paths through the jungle. To locate breeding partners, okapis use their well-developed sense of smell. While usually silent, okapis may make a soft cough during the rut. Young animals, on the other hand, have a wide repertoire of noises, including coughs, bleats, and whistles. The number of these vocalizations increase when the mother and child are separate. Mothers are very protective of their young, defending it vigorously. Before fighting begins, the female sends out a threat by beating on the ground with her forelegs. Estimated population densities range from 0.8-2.3 animals per square kilometer. Okapis have individual home ranges of about 2.5-5 square kilometer, which they move through at the rate of about a kilometer per day as they forage. The okapi finds the minerals its body needs by eating a sulfurous clay found along river banks..
Family group: Solitary, or in temporary small groups.
Diet: Leaves, grasses, fruit.
Distribution
Dense, moist jungle near water throiughout the Ituri Forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ain Predators: Leopard.
Conservation Status
The okapi is not believed to be in danger, although accurate population assessments are difficult in the dense jungle
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