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The okapi, also known as the forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe, or zebra giraffe, is an artiodactyl mammal that is endemic to the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa. Although the okapi has striped markings reminiscent of zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe. Wikipedia
Location: the Democratic Republic of Congo rainforest-alliance.org
Conservation status: Endangered (Population decreasing) Encyclopedia of Life
Height: 4.9 – 5.6 ft. (At Shoulder)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Okapia
Species: O. johnstoni
Do okapis ossicones: Male okapi have furry horns on their heads called ossicones, a bit like the giraffe's horns, though these are found on both male and female giraffe.
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Location: the Democratic Republic of Congo rainforest-alliance.org
Conservation status: Endangered (Population decreasing) Encyclopedia of Life
Height: 4.9 – 5.6 ft. (At Shoulder)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Okapia
Species: O. johnstoni
Do okapis ossicones: Male okapi have furry horns on their heads called ossicones, a bit like the giraffe's horns, though these are found on both male and female giraffe.
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Hydrocynus goliath, also known as the goliath tigerfish, giant tigerfish, or mbenga, is a very large African predatory freshwater fish of the family Alestidae. Wikipedia
Predators: The Nile crocodile
Order: Characiformes
Species: H. goliath
Phylum: Chordata
Family: Alestidae
Class: Actinopterygii
Genus: Hydrocynus
Do goliath tigerfish eat humans: The goliath tigerfish is one of the most fearsome freshwater fish in the world and said to be a much bigger and deadlier version of the piranha. The giant fish has 32 teeth that are of similar size to those of a great white shark and has been known to attack humans and even crocodiles.
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Predators: The Nile crocodile
Order: Characiformes
Species: H. goliath
Phylum: Chordata
Family: Alestidae
Class: Actinopterygii
Genus: Hydrocynus
Do goliath tigerfish eat humans: The goliath tigerfish is one of the most fearsome freshwater fish in the world and said to be a much bigger and deadlier version of the piranha. The giant fish has 32 teeth that are of similar size to those of a great white shark and has been known to attack humans and even crocodiles.
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