CHUFF-BLEAT
Okapi
A forest giraffe in zebra socks.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Okapi vs Komodo Dragon
Tonight's science rumble is set in a giant zoo clearing at high noon. No snacks were harmed.
Okapi
Okapia johnstoni
An okapi's tongue can be 45 cm long and is often dark, like a giraffe's.
Leaves, fruit, and fungi. A long tongue steals lunch from thorny branches.
Komodo Dragon
Varanus komodoensis
Komodo dragons can smell a meal from several kilometers away.
Deer, pigs, water buffalo, even other dragons. Growing teens will try anything.
Who do YOU think wins?
HISS-CHOMP
Komodo Dragon
A walking dinosaur with a chemistry set.
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