Gastrointestinal disease. [edit on Wikidata] Gastrointestinal diseases refer to diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract, namely the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and rectum, and the accessory organs of digestion, the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
The only place where one can find an okapi is in the forests of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Their range is limited by high montane forests to the east, a swamp forest below 500 m to the west, savanna to the north and woodland to the south.
The okapi (pronounced âoh-KAH-peaâ) is the only known living relative of the giraffe. In the wild, okapi may lick charcoal from trees hit by lightning or bat guano deposits in hollow trees. STATUS: Okapi are listed as lower risk or near threatened status.ABITAT: The okapi is found in central Africa in a very limited habitat in the Ituri Forest, a thick tropical rain forest in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.