1.7K views · 104 reactions | Did you know that okapi are territorial animals? This helps to explain why they are solitary. Okapi have multiple ways of marking their territory including a scent gland on each foot which releases a tar-like substance to indicate the area is theirs. Furthermore, they can also secrete urine to mark their territory, as can be seen from this footage from one of our camera traps. | Okapi Conservation Project | Facebook

Hello, #WorldOkapiDay! 👋 Wondering how you can help save this endangered species? First, let's talk about how they became endangered in the first place... The mysterious and endangered okapi live only in the dense forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Although a respected cultural symbol of the only country in which it is found, its livelihood is threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture, illegal gold mining and bushmeat poaching. World Okapi Day was created to celebrate and increase awar

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