The male okapi calf and his mother, Kayin, are doing well following the baby animal's September 7 birth at the Oklahoma City Zoo Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

The world’s only living relative of the giraffe has received its strongest global protection yet. Conservationists say the ...

Often referred to as the “forest giraffe,” the okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is one of the world’s most elusive animals, found exclusively in the dense rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...

The Brookfield Zoo announced this week the birth of a baby okapi — an endangered African animal that looks as if it were put together by committee. With a dark brown body and striped upper hind legs, ...

The San Diego Zoo recently welcomed a new Okapi calf to its animal community. This mysterious and adorable creature was born at the beginning of this month and is the first of her kind to be born at ...

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Conservationists work with local communities to protect the okapi, and its rainforest habitat, in the aftermath of a brutal civil war. The giraffe is one of Africa’s most recognizable animals, but its ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Many people remember April, the pregnant giraffe which went viral a few years ago when keepers announced she was pregnant. The Audubon Nature Institute may have something to rival ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo (OKC Zoo) has a new okapi resident. On Wednesday, the Oklahoma zoo announced that first-time mom Kayin the okapi gave birth to a male calf on September 7. Okapis are a rare, ...