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By Laura Klappenbach, About.com Guide to Animals / Wildlife since 2001

Animal ID Challenge - Can You Identify This Artiodactyl?

Thursday January 29, 2009

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I present you with one of the most distinctive bums in the animal kingdom. This lovely creature belongs to a group of mammals known as the even-toed ungulates (Order Artiodactyla). It inhabits the tropical forests of northeastern Zaire and normally reside between 500m and 1,000m in elevation. The hindquarters of this animal is adorned with stripes that resemble those of a zebra, but animal's head resembles that of a giraffe. Can you identify the species to which this even-toed hoofed mammals belong?

After you have cast your vote in this Animal ID Challenge, be sure to check your answer here.

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