Where do okapis live in the wild?
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Okapis live only in the dense rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their main natural home is the Ituri Forest in central Africa.
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Okapis are native to one country: the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are strongly associated with the Ituri Forest in the northeastern part of the country, a region of dense tropical rainforest. The species, Okapia johnstoni, is closely related to giraffes even though it looks more like a forest antelope. Its striped legs help it blend into the dappled light of the forest understory. Okapis are elusive and were not scientifically described by Western science until the early 20th century.
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