Okapi Johnstoni
A rare Okapi which is protected in Zaire since 1933.
Compare the Okapi to the Giraffe
Theory: Giraffe developed longer neck in response to heavy competition for food in sparser Savannah grasslands. The Okapi didn't face similar competition in the densely overgrown rainforest.
Similarities
Both lack upper incisors or canines. Both lack true horns.
105 mm
1/320 sec at f / 2.8
A rare Okapi which is protected in Zaire since 1933.
Compare the Okapi to the Giraffe
Theory: Giraffe developed longer neck in response to heavy competition for food in sparser Savannah grasslands. The Okapi didn't face similar competition in the densely overgrown rainforest.
Similarities
Both lack upper incisors or canines. Both lack true horns.
105 mm
1/320 sec at f / 2.8