Okapis Poems | Examples

Okapis

Are they zebra mutations, Daddy? The little girl asked.
Her daddy did not know, so he Googled it, no big task.
Okapis are more closely related to the giraffes in fact.
They have night vision, and tongues that are a class act.

They can lick their ears and eyelids because of tongue length.
Okapis' powerful tongues are long and thick, not losing strength.
Their mommies produce a call that can be heard by their calf.
But people cannot hear that frequency, not even half.

Also called a forest giraffe, the okapis can only be found
In the Congo in Central Africa unless you are around…
A section of African animals grown inside a zoo.
These unusual animals  have amazing night vision too.
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They have interesting stripes on their long legs, more than a few.
I learned about these beauties from my Uncle Lou.
The males have short horns called ossicones.
I imagine these animals decorating teens I-phones