Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Okapi


The okapi (okapia jonstoni) is the only living relative of the giraffe. Though their hind legs resemble a zebra's it is not closely related to them. An okapi's tongue is long enough to lick it's ears and eyes, and happens to be the only animal that can lick it's own ears. The ears are large and so they can hear predators, like the leopard.
Okapi are mainly solitary and only are found in groups during breeding, with the exceptions of a mother with her young. They live in the 500 to 1,000 feet in altitude in the mountains of the montane rainforests, but sometimes go over 1,000 feet; though rarely.

The okapi are herbivorous and are known by some as the; African unicorn.

Friday, August 7, 2009

Ocean Sunfish


Ocean Sunfish (mola mola) are some of the most peculiar and interesting fish in existence. They are the heavyest and largest boned fish alive today. An ocean sun's diet consists mainly of jellyfish and moderately rare. The young ocean sunfish strongly resemble pufferfish, and dont look like the parents what so ever. They live in tropical and temprate waters and are quite strange of a sight, even for those who have seen them before.