Giraffids are browsing rumi-nants that are highly selective feeders. Their stature
allows them to exploit feeding niches unavailable to
other terrestrial herbivores. Giraffe dwell primarily in
Acacia, Commiphora, and Terminaliadominated savan-nahs and semi-arid, open woodlands, whereas okapi live
in the mid-elevation, equatorial hardwood forests of
northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo