Lost Okapi found in Congo
September 10th 2008 23:45
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26646368/
The Okapi, a rare, striped giraffe-like mammal, hasn't been seen in any African wildlife park for more than 50 years.
But researchers using camera traps in the African Democratic Republic of Congo have new photo's which show the okapi have survived in the forests.
The camera trap photo shows only the legs of the okapi - but this is enough to confirm the identity of the leggy critters.
The photo was taken in Virunga National Park, and it seem that the okapi have survived here despite a bloody civil war and intense poaching.
But researchers using camera traps in the African Democratic Republic of Congo have new photo's which show the okapi have survived in the forests.
The camera trap photo shows only the legs of the okapi - but this is enough to confirm the identity of the leggy critters.
The photo was taken in Virunga National Park, and it seem that the okapi have survived here despite a bloody civil war and intense poaching.
The long stripy legs of the rare okapi - copyright Wildlife Conservation Society
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