CHIRP-CHUCKLE
Otter
A slippery wrestler who treats rivers like gyms.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Otter vs Okapi
Tonight's science rumble is set in the visitor lawn, now closed for SCIENCE. No snacks were harmed.
Otter
Lontra canadensis
River otters can stay underwater about 4 minutes.
Fish, crayfish, frogs — they eat lunch in the pool.
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.
Who do YOU think wins?
CHUFF-BLEAT
Okapi
A forest giraffe in zebra socks.
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