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How tall is an okapi?

An okapi stands about 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) at the shoulder.

Okapi: about 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) at the shoulder; Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).Okapi: about 4 ft 11 in (150 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Okapi: about 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) at the shoulder; Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).Okapi: about 4 ft 11 in (150 cm), measured at the shoulder. Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).

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What an okapi’s height measures

Drawn at the same 4 ft 11 in: Chimpanzee, Kodiak bear and Red kangaroo. Same drawing, different listings: a Kodiak bear’s figure is a maximum.

This is a published species or breed reference, not a prediction for an individual animal. Where a range is supplied, both ends appear with the reading. Shoulder height and head height are kept apart when comparing animals.

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Published height

about 4 ft 11 in (150 cm)

An okapi stands about 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) at the shoulder.

Source: Wikipedia

Compared with an okapi

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An okapi, 4 ft 11 in (150 cm), drawn to scale beside a chimpanzee, 4 ft 11 in (150 cm)