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Perla Copernik Cahiers

Photography and Conservation: From Art to Wildlife and Everything in between

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series of catenary arches, creating a space that for some people evoke the ribcage of an animal.

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June 21st is dedicated to the world’s longest-necked animal. Happy World Giraffe Day! The lethal combination of habitat loss, poaching, and the wildlife trade led to a continental population collapse — about 40 percent of their population has plummeted in the last 30 years. #Worldgiraffeday #giraffe #girafacamelopardis #africanmammal #majesticcreature #wildlifeartistsoninstagram #wildlifeconservation #wildlifelovers #wildlifeonearth #wildlifephotographer #wildlifephotos #conservation #conservationphotography

“You’d have a better chance of being struck by lightning three times on a Thursday than spotting an okapi in its dense, damp, dark habitat in the Ituri Forest, located in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo.” -Karyl Carmignani. #okapi #giraffecousin #giraffidae #mammal #ungulate #africanmammal #endageredspecies #endangeredanimal #rainforesthabitat #zoomiami

Fun facts: The ears of an okapi can rotate independently, so the animal can listen for sounds both in front and behind. Okapi stripes are sometimes called "follow me" stripes, as the bold pattern makes it easy for a calf to follow its mother through the dark rain forest. Like the giraffe, the okapi must splay its legs to reach the ground when drinking. #okapi #giraffecousin #giraffidae #mammal #ungulate #africanmammal #endageredspecies #endangeredanimal #rainforesthabitat #zoomiami

Okapis are hard to find in the wild. Their natural habitat is the Ituri Forest, a dense rain forest in central Africa. Okapis are very wary, and their highly developed hearing alerts them to run when they hear humans in the distance. Fun fact: The okapi's dark tongue is long enough to reach its eyes and ears. #okapi #giraffecousin #giraffidae #mammal #ungulate #africanmammal #endageredspecies #endangeredanimal #rainforesthabitat #zoomiami

Zebra or Giraffe? Neither. The okapi (Okapia johnstoni,) is the closest living relative to the giraffe and shares many similarities with the long-necked animal, including a long, violet-black tongue and an elongated neck that help it reach the foliage from trees and shrubs. Nicknamed the “forest giraffe,” this unusual ungulate is endemic to the central forests of Africa and are shy, elusive creatures that prefer to hide away in solitary in the jungle’s dense vegetation. Because of their reclusive lifestyle, much of what is known about okapis has been observed in zoos. Listed as “Endangered” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, okapi face threats from habitat disturbance and hunting. #okapi #giraffecousin #giraffidae #mammal #ungulate #africanmammal #endageredspecies #endangeredanimal #rainforesthabitat #zoomiami

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) Formerly known as the Louisiana Heron, this slender day-heron is found only in the New World, and is one of 4 North American herons in the genus Egretta (Snowy Egret [Egretta thula], Little Blue Heron [E. caerulea], and Reddish Egret [E. rufescens]). #bird #birds #heron #tricoloredheron #juveniletricoloredheron #fledglingtricoloredheron #fledglingbird #newworldbirds #wakodahatcheewetlands #wetlands #marsh #florida #marshbirds #wadingbirds

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