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THE OASIS
Place of Transition Part I
Place of Transition Part II

DISCOVERY ISLAND
The Tree of Life
It's Tough to be a Bug
Discovery Island Trails

CAMP MINNIE-MICKEY
Festival of the Lion King
Character Greeting
   Trails
Pocahontas and Her
   Forest Friends - Ends 9/27/08

AFRICA
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Pangani Forest
   Exploration Trail

RAFIKI'S PLANET WATCH

ASIA
Expedition EVEREST
Flights of Wonder
Kali River Rapids
Maharajah Jungle Trek

DINOLAND U.S.A.
Dinosaur
The Boneyard
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Chester and Hester's
   Dino-Rama
   --Primeval Whirl
   --Triceratop Spin
Finding Nemo: The Musical

ENTERTAINMENT
Mickey's Jammin'
   Jungle Parade
Mickey's JINGLE Jungle Parade
DiVine
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African Comb Duck
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ALL EARS®
Feature Articles
-- Animal Kingdom Turns 10
-- Animal Kingdom Turns 5
-- Kaleidoscopic Kingdoms
-- Other Side of Animal Kingdom

TOURS
-- Back Stage Safari
-- Wild by Design

ARCHIVES
Tarzan Rocks! Closed 1/06
Journey into the Jungle Book
Closed 4/99
Lucky the Dinosaur May-July 2005
March of the Artimals Closed 6/99
Radio Disney River Cruise aka
Discovery River Taxi aka
Discovery RiverBoat Ride aka
Discovery River Boats - Retired 1999
Walk Around Artimals
Pre-Opening Guide Map

OTHER THEME PARKS
Disney's Hollywood
   Studios
Epcot
Magic Kingdom

Disneyland
Disney's California
    Adventure

Currently there are five okapis that can be seen on the Kilimanjaro Safari ride or the Pangani Exploration Trail.

And soon, there will be seven! On July 3 and 30th, 2 female okapis were born. The first calf's mother was the very first okapi born at Animal Kingdom (December 20, 2001). Generally, new okapis will stand up within a half hour of their birth and will nurse within the first hour. They reach full size in about three years.

In Animal Kingdom the Okapi can be seen on both the Kilimanjaro Safaris as well at the Pangani Exploration Trail.

Okapi are found in Zaire Africa. Okapis are sometimes thought of as relatives of the zebra due to their striped markings on their front legs and hind quarters and legs, however they are actually related to the Giraffe. Their tongue is long enough to lick their own eyes! They are bashful creatures and their markings allow them to hide in the tropical forests.

For more information on the Okapi, visit these websites:

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-okapi.html
http://www.colszoo.org/animalareas/aforest/okapi.html
http://diglib1.amnh.org/articles/okapi/okapi1.html