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Okapi Flashcards

1
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What are some other names for the okapi?

A

Forest giraffe, zebra giraffe

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2
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What is the closest relative of the okapi?

A

The giraffe

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3
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What year was the okapi brought to the attention of western scientists?

A

1901.

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4
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How many okapis remain in the wild?

A

10,000

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5
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What are some explanations for the leg markings of the okapi?

A

To allow them to camouflage, to allow young okapis to follow their mothers.

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6
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How long is the okapi’s tongue?

A

14 inches long.

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7
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How long and tall are okapis?

A

Up to 8 feet long and six feet high.

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8
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When are okapis active?

A

Primarily diurnal, but sometimes active at night,

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9
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What is the conservation status of the okapi?

A

Endangered.

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10
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Are okapis social?

A

No. They only come together to breed.

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11
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Why do okapis have such large ears?

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They allow them to hear predators coming.

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12
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How do okapis court each other?

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They circle, sniff, or lick each other.

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13
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What are the main threats to the okapi?

A

Habitat loss and poaching

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14
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Where are the scent glands of the okapi?

A

On the hooves.

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15
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True or false, a male okapi will protect his territory from all other okapis, including females.

A

False. He will allow females to pass through.

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16
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What is monosomy?

A

A condition in which one copy of a chromosome is missing.

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17
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What famous human condition is a result of a Robertsonian translocation?

A

Down syndrome.

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18
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True or false, okapis with monosomy produce healthy offspring.

A

True.

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19
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What is the specific condition of monosomy that afflicts some okapis in zoos?

A

Robertsonian translocation.

20
Q

How do okapis repel water from their fur?

A

Their fur very velvety and covered in an oil.

21
Q

What is the range and habitat of the okapi?

A

Montane rainforests in central Africa.

22
Q

What do okapis eat?

A

Leaves, grasses, fruits, berries, fungi.

23
Q

Why could a human not eat a similar diet to the okapi?

A

Many of the things okapis eat are poisonous to humans.

24
Q

How do okapis fulfill their need for salts?

A

They eat clay from rivers.

25
Q

How many years ago was the oldest tribal depiction of the okapi drawn?

A

500 BC.

26
Q

What is the main predator of the okapi?

A

The leopard.

27
Q

Who discovered the okapi for the western world?

A

Harry Johnston.

28
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How did Harry Johnston obtain the knowledge to find the okapi?

A

He rescued a tribe of pygmies from a circus. They gave him information that led to the okapi.

29
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True or false, Harry Johnston saw a live okapi.

A

False. He found only traces of the hide and the skull.

30
Q

Before it was officially discovered, what did Europeans call the okapi?

A

The African unicorn.

31
Q

True or false, some biologists consider the okapi a living fossil.

A

True.

32
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What is a living fossil?

A

A living species of organism that appears to be similar to a species otherwise known only from fossils, typically with no close living relatives.

33
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What is a clade?

A

A group consisting of an ancestor and all its descendants.

34
Q

How many okapis are in zoos today?

A

176

35
Q

What zoo was the first to exhibit okapis in North America?

A

The Bronx zoo.

36
Q

What major historical event caused widespread destruction to the okapi populations?

A

The Congo civil war.

37
Q

When was the first wild picture of an okapi taken?

A

2008

38
Q

What is the lifespan of an okapi?

A

20 - 30 years.

39
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How much do okapis weigh?

A

Between 440 and 770 pounds.

40
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Why are okapis short and have such short horns?

A

So they do not get tangled up in the branches of their forest habitat.

41
Q

How do okapis communicate vocally?

A

They cough, bleat, whistle, and produce vocalizations too low for humans to hear.

42
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Why are okapi vocalizations so low?

A

They allow okapis to communicate without alerting predators.

43
Q

When are okapis mature?

A

3 years old.

44
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What is the gestation period of the okapi?

A

14 months.

45
Q

How many young does the okapi have?

A

1

46
Q

How tall are okapis at birth?

A

2 feet

47
Q

How long does it take before newborn okapis can stand?

A

30 minutes.

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