Alright, let’s talk about the okapi, the straight-up dopest creature you’ll find lurking in the African rainforest. This animal’s like Mother Nature got bored and decided to mix a zebra with a giraffe ...

The okapi is an eye-catching animal that resembles a cross between a zebra and a giraffe. In fact, it's the closest living relative to a giraffe. The okapi is endemic to the Congo and lives a mostly ...

Deep in the heart of Africa’s rainforests, there’s a beautiful, unique, rare, and elusive creature that was once believed to be a myth. This mysterious animal lives quietly in the jungle, hiding from ...

Katie Liu is a science journalist who writes for Discover Magazine, covering scientific studies on human health, archaeology, the environment and space exploration. View Full Profile. In the thick ...

Though sometimes called forest giraffes, this creature doesn’t look like a giraffe. It does have a long tongue, but it has the body of a horse and its legs have stripes, like a zebra. Males also have ...