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Okapi
Sven Tränkner, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung2017-09-21
Senckenberg Nature Museum Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The okapi, also called forest giraffe, is one of the last large mammal species to become known to science. The first scientific description was made in 1901 based on skulls and fur pieces.
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- Title: Okapi
- Creator: Sven Tränkner, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
- Date Created: 2017-09-21
- Location: Central Africa
- Rights: Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz
- scientific name: <i>Okapia johnstoni<i>
- geological Age: extant
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