[et al.] -- Equidae / Miranda Armour-Chelu and Raymond L. Bernor -- Suidae / Laura C. Bishop -- Giraffidae / Chris A. Robinson -- Bovidae / Alan W. Gentry -- Amphibia and Squamata / Jean-Claude Rage ...

Today, the only other surviving member of the Giraffidae family is the okapi (Okapia johnstoni), often called the “forest giraffe,” which inhabits the dense rainforests of central Africa. Despite its ...

They are the only two extant relatives of the Giraffidae family. While most okapis are active during the day, a few may be active at night. They spend much of their time alone, only coming together to ...

From the skin Johnston could see the neck wasn’t long and so concluded the okapi was from the giraffe family (Giraffidae) and was most like the extinct Miocene fossil genus Helladotherium. He sent the ...