The okapi is the closest living relative of the giraffe. While it lacks its cousin's characteristic long neck, it shares features like the knobby ossicones on its head, and a distinctly long tongue. Scientific Name: Okapia johnstoni Characteristics: This detailed, accurate and realistic okapi figurine features the animal's unique coloration - a brown and black body with white striping along its legs and haunches, and white fur on the sides of its face.