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The Cordova Daily Times
Cordova, Alaska
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British naturalists were disappointed when the only live okapi in captivity was brought to Antwerp from the Congo by Dr. Lebrum, as a gift from Mme. Landagham, instead of to London. The okapi, a giraffe relative, was first known in 1901 from the Semliki forest.
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LONDON. Aug. 26 (Correspondence of Associated Press).-British naturalists, who have been confidently expecting that the only live okapi in captivity was to be brought to the zoological gardens in Regents park, were disappointed today when the news came from Antwerp that the animal had been brought there from the Congo by Dr. Lebrum. It was the gift of Mme. Landagham, whose husband is in the Congo medical service.
The okapi is the survivor of a distant ancestor of the giraffe. An adult stands about five feet high, and although it has the general shape of the giraffe its neck is relatively shorter and its forelegs are not so high in proportion to the hind quarters.
The sides of the animal's head are light fawn color and the general coloration of the body is a dark purple. The most striking character is that the rump and the upper part of the legs are transversely striped with black and white. It was first known in 1901, having been found in the Semliki forest, haunting low undergrowth and swamps.
This particular specimen was in Mme. Landagham's possession for a number of years and photographs of it received here show it eating out of her hand.
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Antwerp
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Aug. 26
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the okapi was brought to antwerp instead of london, disappointing british naturalists.
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British naturalists expected the only live okapi in captivity to arrive in London but learned it was brought to Antwerp from the Congo by Dr. Lebrum as a gift from Mme. Landagham, whose husband serves in the Congo medical service. The animal, a giraffe ancestor survivor, stands five feet high with a shorter neck, dark purple body, fawn head, and black-white striped rump and legs. First discovered in 1901 in the Semliki forest, this specimen was kept by Mme. Landagham for years and is shown in photos eating from her hand.