What is Giraffidae?
{{Automatic Taxobox | name = Giraffids | fossil_range = {{Fossil range|20|0}}Early [[Miocene]] - recent | image = okapi.bristol.600pix.jpg | image_caption = An [[okapi]] in [[Bristol Zoo]], England | image2 = Giraffen.jpg | taxon = Giraffidae | authority = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1821 | subdivision_ranks = [[Genus|Genera]] | subdivision = See text }} '''Giraffids''' are mammals, in the [[Order (biology)|order]] of the [[even-toed ungulate]]s. The family has two living [[species]], the giraffe and the [[okapi]]. == Taxonomy == * Family '''Giraffidae''' ** [[Giraffe]], ''Giraffa camelopardalis'' ** [[Okapi]], ''Okapia johnstoni'' == Habitat == The giraffe and the okapi both live in [[Africa]], south of the [[Sahara Desert]]. The giraffe lives in open [[savanna]]s, while the okapi lives in the [[rainforest]]s of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]]. == Appearance == Both animals have long necks and [[leg]]s and long blue [[tongue]]s. Male and female giraffes and male okapis have small [[horn (anatomy)|horn]]-like stumps on their heads which are covered with [[skin]]. Giraffes are the tallest animal living on land, with a height of over 5 m. Okapis are smaller, only up to 2 m tall. {{wikispecies|Giraffidae}} {{commonscat|Giraffidae}} [[Category:Even-toed ungulates]]