For @okapiboy447 of their OC~
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Everything is unimaginably horrible right now so I spent a couple of days drawing my trans okapi and my partner’s fox <3
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Okapis are underrated…
Okapis are underrated to the point that underrated and making people unaware of how extremely dangerous these precious creatures are. Although I don’t know what God serves Okapis because Epona works with horses and equines and Okapis are actually related to giraffes and therefore not Equines.
Also, Okapis don’t come from when a giraffe and Zebra love each other very much and have a baby together, that’s ridiculous!
Also, Mo was born from Disney World(why the ass photo though? That’s an Okapi! Not a Donkey!)
Fun Fact: Okapis are from the Congos and live in a rainforest near rivers. You know what Cryptid lives in the river of the Congos? The Mokele Mbembe, Africa’s answer to the Scottish Loch Ness Monster. While Nessie is more of a levi stuck in The Loch Ness, The Mokele Mbembe has been described as a Sauropod Dinosaur. So little or big feet than fins. You’ll probably find more Okapis than lost world dinosaurs though. But please save the Okapis before they end up the same fate as the dinosaurs.
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Eventide
Shaded fullbody w/ background of my OC Eventide!
Haven’t had much time to do digital art since Xmas now that I’ve opened my own physical shop, but I’m all stocked up now and don’t need to worry about setting stuff up/getting organised etc so expect more digital art !!
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Baby Okapi! The zoo is putting his name up for vote! The choices are Moki, Mambasa, and Mojo Jr. The link to vote is here, https://www.saczoo.org/help-name-our-baby-okapi
I love it’s giant fuzzy ears and beautiful eyes. Such a cutie 🥰 Already standing so tall though!
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Nope didnt forget, Okapi upon yee (this is quick art i made for a friend.) I also used it as an excuse to mess with some charcoal brushes on procreate, i see the appeal :p
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They’re back! Nautilus, thylacine, orca, trout, okapi, and isopods are now back! Come get em before they run away!
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Okapi (Okapia johnstoni), family Giraffidae
ZooParc Overloon, taken September 2025
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Was anyone gonna tell me okapis are actually really big, or was I supposed to find that out myself? Because goddamn.
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🦓 Okapi – the Spirit of the Forest
“Those who walk in silence let their souls be heard the farthest.” 🌿
The okapi lives deep within the rainforests of the Congo, where sunlight filters through the canopy in broken mosaics.
Its dark, velvety coat gleams softly, while white stripes circle its legs—like secret markings painted by nature itself.
Most people don’t realize that the okapi is a close relative of the giraffe, yet it feels more like a dream made flesh—graceful, silent, and elusive.
The okapi rarely shows itself. It listens, observes, and vanishes before you can truly see it.
It doesn’t flee—it becomes one with the forest.
It is the symbol of invisible presence, of inner peace, and of authentic being.
The okapi teaches us that we don’t always need to be seen to truly exist.
That dignity often lives in silence, not in noise.
And that our uniqueness sometimes lies precisely in what others overlook.