The okapi/oʊˈkɑːpiː/ (Okapia johnstoni), is a giraffidartiodactylmammal native to the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. Although the okapi bears striped markings reminiscent of zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe. The okapi and the giraffe are the only living members of the family Giraffidae. The okapi stands about 1.5m (4.9ft) tall at the shoulder and has an average body length of about 2.5m (8.2ft). Its weight ranges from 200 to 350kg (440 to 770lb). It has a long neck, and large, flexible ears. Its coat is a chocolate to reddish brown, much in contrast with the white horizontal stripes and rings on the legs and white ankles. Male okapis have short, hair-covered horns called ossicones, less than 15cm (5.9in) in length. Females possess hair whorls, and ossicones are absent.
Okapis are primarily diurnal but may be active for a few hours in darkness. They are essentially solitary, coming together only to breed. Okapis are herbivores, feeding on tree leaves and buds, grasses, ferns, fruits, and fungi. Rut in males and estrus in females does not depend on the season. In captivity, estrous cycles recur every 15 days. The gestational period is around 440 to 450 days long, following which usually a single calf is born. The juveniles are kept in hiding, and nursing takes place infrequently. Juveniles start taking solid food from three months, and weaning takes place at six months.
Okapi knives are no longer produced in Germany; in 1988, Okapi South Africa (then trading as All Round Tooling) bought the trademark and tooling and began producing the Okapi line of knives in South Africa. The South African Okapi lockback knives are produced with carbon or stainless steel blades, with or without serrations. The most commonly found Okapi knives in Africa are made of resin impregnated wood (usually cherry) and the blades are made of 1055 carbon steel.
Use
Okapi knives are mainly used by working-class people due to being very affordable and, while crude in appearance, are robust knives. Okapi knives are very popular in Southern Africa, but have a rather nefarious reputation as they are associated with criminals and street gangs. Due to the use of Okapis by criminals they have been nicknamed "the Saturday night special" of knives. In Jamaica, they are both a tool and one of the more favoured of the "ratchet knives" carried by rude boys and are also known as the "3 star ratchet." Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was known to carry for years a large Okapi lockback he was given in Jamaica.
Okapi is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the Ituri Rainforest in central Africa
Okapi may also refer to:
De Havilland Okapi, a British two-seat day bomber of the 1910s built by de Havilland
Okapi (knife), a lockback or slipjoint knife originally produced in 1902 for export to Germany's colonies in Africa
Okapi BM25, a ranking function used by search engines to rank matching documents according to their relevance to a given search query
Okapi Framework (localization), an environment to build inter-operable tools for the different steps of the translation and localization process
Okapi MPV, a 6 x 6 mine-protected vehicle (MPV) which can be configured for command and control, fire control post or specialised anti-mine equipment carrier
Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a World Heritage Site in the Ituri Forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Radio Okapi, a radio network that operates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Plumes is a French-speaking singer known for performing for and alongside animals, and in this clip, he truly captures the essence of what he does, when he charms the usually shy and inhibited okapi into coming closer and checking out his music.
But the okapi, for all its charm, is in more trouble today than it was a decade ago ... “We know what they need, and we know what harms them,” John Lukas, who founded the Okapi WildlifeReserve and Okapi ConservationProject, told Mongabay.
The Cincinnati Zoo welcomed a new okapi calf named Mokonzi into its family back in January, and they shared a video of him exploring his outdoor enclosure for the first time - it'll definitely make you smile!.
Satisfy your taste for luxury accessories and award-winning wines at Okapi’s new standalone store at the beloved Anthonij RupertWineFarm in Franschhoek.
Okapi Supply Trading Advisory has acquired Oslo-headquartered YaraMarine Technologies (YMT) as it expands its maritime solutions portfolio ... that lie ahead with Mohamed and the team at Okapi.
MeetGeorge the Okapi. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Is it a zebra? Is it a giraffe? Nope, you’ll soon spot an okapi in Expedition Africa!. Despite their striped hindquarters, okapi are the closest living relatives of giraffe!.
DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Zoo announced Friday that it said goodbye to a 14-year-old okapi after a "significant decline in her health last week." ... According to the Denver Zoo, okapi are one of the few mammals that can lick their own ears.
Fox31 Denver
29 Dec 2023
Fox31 Denver
29 Dec 2023