GIRAFFES, OKAri, DEER. 
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The Okapi (fig. 47) o£ the Great Congo Forest is charac- 
terized by its comparatively short neck and limbs, the presence 
of small bony antlers in the male, and the peculiar type of 
coloration, which is quite unlike that of the Giraffe. The head 
Fig-. 46. 
Head and neck of Baringo Giraffe [Giraffa Camelopardalis rofhschildi). 
is pale fawn-colour, while the neck and body are dark purplish 
brown, and the thighs and leo-s white with Idack l)ars. 
The Cervidrc, or Deer family, comprises a large number of 
genera and species inhabiting Europe, Asia, and America, but, 
except for two species in the north, unrepresented in Africa. 
Most of them are distinguished from other Ruminants by their 
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