where does it live?

-the rainforest’s of Congo in Africa 

-it lives in the clearings and forest areas of the rainforest that are not dense with foliage

what does it eat?

-it eats shoots, buds, grass, fruit, fungi and leaves.

how big does it get?

- okapi’s weigh between 460 and 650lbs.

- they get to be 6-8 feet long and 5-6 feet in height!

Fast Fact

-The Okapi is related to the giraffe and is the giraffe’s only living relative.  The zebra like markings on its hind legs are possibly used as a visual aide for its young to follow it through the forest.

is that the coolest animal you’ve ever seen or what? I WANT ONE!

our oceans and atmosphere are not the only things being damaged rainforest are also being destroyed. their survival, questionable! but unlike other environmental issues the rainforests have received a lot of attention from the public and the media. even though oppositions have been made against cutting down the rainforest people still do. rainforests once covered 14% of the earth now they only cover about 6% and experts say the remaining will be gone in 40 years! one and a half acres are lost every second! almost half the worlds species of plants, animals, and micro organisms will be destroyed or threatened over the next quarter century due to rainforest deforestation. we lose 137 plant animal and insect species everyday! There were an estimated ten million Indians living in the Amazonian Rainforest five centuries ago. Today there are less than 200,000. we are destroying one of our most valuable resources, the rainforests are so important to our everyday lives and we don’t even realize it! so i’ll leave you with one last question what do you think about that and how do we stop it?