The okapi is a medium-sized giraffid resembling a horse and averaging 2.5 m long, 1.5 m tall at the shoulder, and 250 kg.
The okapi is a medium-sized giraffid with a form superficially resembling that of a horse.
Average body length is 2.5 meters, and average height at the shoulder is 1.5 meters. Body masses of adult okapis average 250 kilograms and range from 200 to 300 kilograms.
Sources: (Bodmer & Rabb, 1992; Hart, 2013; Palkovacs, 2000; San Diego Zoo Global, 2017)
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