Diet
Okapis are herbivores, feeding on tree leaves and buds, grass, ferns, fruit and fungi. Many of the plant species okapis feed on are poisonous to humans.
Examination of okapi feces has revealed that they consume charcoal from trees burnt by lightning. Field observations indicate that the okapi's mineral and salt requirements are filled primarily by a sulfurous, slightly salty, reddish clay found near rivers and streams.
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