Okapi Facts: a Giraffe's ONLY Living Relative 🦒 Animal Fact Files

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Ever since I first learned about the okapi while playing zoo tycoon, they've held a special place in my heart. What do you think of these mammals? We have another cool video about the okapi's relative, the giraffe. Check it out here: Giraffe Facts - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp6qgniclJmho5o ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, their requests made first, exclusive content, and more! ✨ 👉 www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles

[@ericchristian6710]

They have such a keen sense of fashion, I don't see why they're so shy.

[@fighterck6241]

Unfortunately it's because they have so many predators and poachers. They've evolved to be solitary and cautious.

[@ericchristian6710]

@@fighterck6241 jealousy is an ugly affair

[@ericchristian6710]

@@fighterck6241 the poaching is a shame, predation on the other hand really can't be bad.

[@ipwnzchroniclez153]

so this is the titan who kidnap Armin

[@AgitatedTaco]

Real

[@marjorieinverts]

This is so interesting. A few years ago we were at a zoo and I asked what giraffes were related to and no one had an answer lol

[@marjorieinverts]

Love these pretty little creatures

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Glad you found an answer here!

[@marjorieinverts]

@@AnimalFactFiles yes thank you so much!!!!

[@wendydomino]

Okapis and Giraffes are each other's closest relatives. Both also fall under the artiodactyl category. Their next closest relatives are pronghorn antelope.

[@ungodly_athorist]

It's hard to imagine a small little serval taking out an okapi. I'm used to thinking of servals as rodent killers.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Servals go after young okapi!

[@Cindy67917]

Mikasa: "What the hell's an okapi?!"

[@LoriM222]

They are so beautiful!! I've never heard of these animals before watching this video. Thank you!!!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

So glad you learned something new here!

[@LoriM222]

@@AnimalFactFiles Me too! I'm a new subscriber and I'll be watching numerous videos you have posted. I love animals and wildlife and reptiles and on and on... thank you!

[@risa4173]

thank you!!! okapis are one of my favorite animals!!! 💕💖

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Awe that's great! So glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Giraffe: Who do you think you are? Okapi: Your cousin of course.

[@eunaekim9216]

There's a kids story that says a 🦒, a 🦓 and a 🐴 raised a mystery animal who turned out to be an okapi!

[@Col28]

Pretty cool animal. I didn't even know they existed before your video. So, thanks for the introduction!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

That's so cool you learned something new! Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@Col28]

@@AnimalFactFiles I always learn something new. It's just that this time, everything I learned was new. 😀

[@themauwie8933]

uuuuuu. this was awesome. More animals like these. ❤ Like it is. As always. ☺

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Thanks so much! 😻

[@felicia7756]

I didn't realize they were so large. To me they are so pretty

[@williamramos3350]

Never heard of them until today. Interesting and unique in my book.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Glad you learned something new!

[@tjstraw1]

World Okapi Day brought these beautiful creatures to my attention. I'm surprised that I never knew about them. Thanks for this video!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Glad you learned something new 🥰

[@dmhq-administration]

CUTIE PIE! 🥰🤗🇨🇦💖

[@indyreno2933]

Can you do fact files on falanoucs?

[@pedrogabrielduarte4544]

Could you do the pronghorn?

[@jadenl629]

these guys are like a combination of a zebra, horse, antelope, and giraffe🤯

[@debrajacobson-deeley448]

They are very beautiful animals and probably endangered

[@katherinenovelli4326]

Happy #WorldOkapiDay!

[@aiden.liu_]

aot reference

[@jahgol]

Can they be domesticated ?

[@angelle-vx3et]

idk why…but they look so prehistoric:’)

[@beautyforashes2022]

3:44 Look how beautiful and shiny their coats are. They’re such a gorgeous and unique looking animal.

[@mukhtaralbahlani5273]

Wait ..... do Servals even live in dense forested areas? I'd say the only threat to Leopards because Servals and African Golden Cats are tiny and wouldn't really pose a threat to Animals as big as Okapis.

[@Junketh71]

The pronghorn is a tentative member of that family tree, actually.

[@indyreno2933]

Actually, the pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is classified in its own family (Antilocapridae), which belongs to a broader superfamily known as Giraffoidea, which is the most basal living taxon of pecorans.

[@Junketh71]

@@indyreno2933 Thank you for clarification.

[@jaylinlandry350]

Do a pronghorn, do a pronghorn!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

For sure! That one is on our list!

[@johnortmann3098]

The pronghorn is a relative of the giraffe.

[@tenmiltenmil1770]

❤️❤️❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍😊😊😊

[@alces_fiend]

Pronghorned deer are actually also related to both the okapi and giraffe as they are it's closest living relatives

[@alces_fiend]

I'm also quite surprised anyone thought they were closely related to horses and zebra's since they are a two toed ungulate 🤔 maybe this was before any had been observed by scientists?

[@StephanusSmit]

And they have two toes/split hooves

[@MIKlLLA]

Sogga soft cat can take down an Okapi? Jeez

[@ericchristian6710]

And they have a hand on their tongue

[@albertcoburn5674]

Certain tribes hunt these things and the skin around the hind quarters are never the same, the tribesman wears the tanned skins and sometimes the kill is a rite of passage for the young males.

[@comradeweismann6947]

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