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Mokapi The Okapi Okapi was discovered as late as 1901, the last large mammal to be discovered if the Giraffe invited its whole family to a birthday party, the Okapi would be the only guest the Okapi is the only mammal that can...Brief description and a single photo of the giraffe.
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Categorized links to fact sheets, kids pages, images, and merchandise.
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Giraffe Central About Giraffes On this site you will find over 200 links to zoos, articles, images, fact sheets, stuffed animals, even poems and songs about the giraffe. I've also turned the 100+ best giraffe pictures on the web into clickable thumbnails. What information...General biological information on the "forest giraffe," with photo and links to other websites.
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Okapi Click on the pictures above for a larger view of the photographs General Characteristics Body Length: 200-210 cm 6.6-7 ft. Shoulder Height: 150-170 cm 5-5.6 ft. Tail Length: 30-42 cm 12-16.8 in. Weight: 210-250 kg 462-550 lb. The velvet-like coat...Describes physical characteristics, activity, social systems, reproduction, and predators.
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the Living Africa: wildlife bovid family giraffe The giraffe is the biggest ruminant and the tallest mammal. Characteristics Weight and Height males: wt 2420-4250 lb (110-1932 kg shoulder ht 9-11 ft (2.7-3.3 m) top of horns: up to 18ft (5.5 m) females: wt 1540-2600 lb (700-1182 kg...Fact sheet describes habitat, diet, distribution, physical characteristics, and conservation status. Photos are provided.
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Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure People have marveled over the giraffe's height and beauty for thousands of years. When the first zoo was created by Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt some 3,500 years ago, a giraffe was transported 1,500 miles down the Nile River for the...