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THE FOOD OF ANIMALS 



monticola), can climb trees to some extent, for a number of them 

 have been seen feeding among small branches about 12 feet 

 from the ground. An extraordinary though well-known device, 

 by which leaves and shoots at a considerable height from the 

 ground are rendered available as food is afforded by the im- 

 mensely long neck of the Giraffe (Camelopardalis giraffd) (see 



Fig. 419. The Okapi (Okapia Johnstoni} 



vol. i, p. 1 20). Here, too, both lips and tongue are mobile, 

 prehensile organs, and the latter is distinguished by its extreme 

 length. The Okapi (Okapia Johnstoni) (fig. 419), recently dis- 

 covered by Sir Harry Johnston in Central Africa, may broadly 

 be described as a short-necked Giraffe, and is a kind of "half- 

 way house " between its tall relative and other forms. The 

 stuffed specimen which may be seen in the British Museum 

 (Natural History) at South Kensington, possesses no horns, 

 though there are bosses in the skull in places where horns 

 might be expected (from comparison with Giraffe) to occur. This 



