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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Listen to the catchy song by Johnny Wakelin - In Zaire. In Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) lives The OKAPI (Okapia johnstoni), a CRYPTID giraffid artiodactyl mammal. See WWF maximum cards from then-Zaïre


"The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event that took place on October 30, 1974, in the Mai 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). It pitted then world Heavyweight champion George Foreman against former world champion and challenger Muhammad Ali. Ali won by knocking out Foreman in the eighth round."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble_in_the_jungle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali

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"The okapi (pronounced /oʊˈkɑːpiː/), Okapia johnstoni, is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the Ituri Rainforest, located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Central Africa. 
Although the okapi bears striped markings reminiscent of the zebra, it is most closely related to the giraffe.
The animal was brought to prominent European attention by speculation on its existence found in popular press reports covering Henry Morton Stanley's journeys in 1887. 
Remains of a carcass were later sent to London by the English adventurer and colonial administrator Harry Johnston and became a media event in 1901.[2] Today there are approximately 10,000–20,000 in the wild and as of 2011, 42 different institutions display them worldwide"
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2 comments:

  1. Roger Owen GreenJuly 13, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    LOVE that song. I also like Zaire better as a country name.

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  2. WandaJuly 13, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    Oh that was great...listened to it a couple of times. How perfect for the final letter of the alphabet!

    I'll be singing this all day long, it's stuck in my head now.

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