African wildlife so elusive it was once believed to be mythical is photographed . `` Okapi are very shy and rare animals , which is why conventional surveys only tend to record droppings and other signs of their presence . '' Okapi is shy and related to the giraffe , with zebra - like stripes on its back . Animal is now known to live only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
African wildlife so elusive it was once believed to be mythical is photographed . Okapi is shy and related to the giraffe , with zebra - like stripes on its back . Animal is now known to live only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .