Good suggestion. OTOH, readers who want to can police themselves and avert their eyes from the other comments before posting a guess. We’re all on the honor system here, for better or for worse…
As many of you smart people already know, this is a baby okapi. Interesting factoid from the Wiki entry:
The tongue of the okapi is also long enough for the animal to wash its eyelids and clean its ears (inside and out). This sticky tongue is pointed and bluish grey in colour like that of the giraffe. Male okapis have short, skin-covered horns called ossicones. They have large ears, which help them detect their predator, the leopard.
Okapi!
Baby okapi
Okapi :)
Fergus. Fergus with a face only his mom could love.
I’m glad I wasn’t tasked with the duty to birth Fergus and his fat head.
You should put comments on moderation when you post these, so that everyone can throw in a fresh guess before the reveal.
Good suggestion. OTOH, readers who want to can police themselves and avert their eyes from the other comments before posting a guess. We’re all on the honor system here, for better or for worse…
That’s an okapi. :)
A beautiful Okapi baby. They have some of the best knee socks in the animal kingdom :-)
Okapi or forrest giraffe
I was going to say bongo, but I bet I’m wrong. ANYWAY HE’S ADORABLE.
Whatever it is – I want one now!!! So cute!
Okapi
I think everyone else already got it, they’re seriously cool looking as adults though!
ANSWER TIME
As many of you smart people already know, this is a baby okapi. Interesting factoid from the Wiki entry: