One of the last large mammals to be discovered, they live in the Congo Ituri Forest. They have a long tongue like giraffes, and the stripes on the rump are a kind of 'follow me' signal for calves. The 3 Okapis at the Columbus Zoo live in the African Forest exhibit. You should visit them. Another animal that has captured my interest is the Tapir.
Tapirs go waaaaay back in the history of hoofed mammals.
Here is a Malayan Tapir with it's baby. I first saw a Tapir at the Disney's Animal Kingdom. They are one of the most interesting animals to study, partly because of their ancient roots, but mostly because they are one of those unknown animals who are in great danger, and people need to be educated about them. Everything is linked together in this world. I have prepared a separate page for them, as I hope to do for the other animals on this page in the future.