okapis
- plural of okapi.
Example Sentences
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In the rain forest, okapis were able to survive and thrive with perfectly fine albeit unspectacular necks.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 19, 2023
Soon this resulting makeshift family is planning a benefit dance show for an animal Elias adores, the okapis, an endangered species related to the giraffe and endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
The zoo had been established 25 years ago to house a small number of the timid and endangered okapis that are the familiar image of Congo's diverse fauna.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2013
Rosmarie Ruf, of Gilman International Conservation, estimated that in the 1990s there were 5,000 okapis in the rainforest.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2013
Because okapis are easily spooked, curators forgo neonatal exams on the calf.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2011
