The okapi, popularly known as the 'forest giraffe,' is more closely related to giraffes than to zebras.
Sources
- 5 Winners and Losers on New “Red List” of World's Rarest ... (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.marylandzoo.org/animal/okapi/ (marylandzoo.org)
- https://www.columbuszoo.org/blog/it-horse-it-zebra-its-okapi (columbuszoo.org)
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