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The male okapi calf and his mother, Kayin, are doing well following the baby animal's September 7 birth at the Oklahoma City Zoo ...
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park announced the birth of a male okapi, the only living relative of the giraffe.
Like giraffes, male okapi have bony, skin-and-fur-covered protuberances on their heads called ossicles that are used for defense and fighting during mating season.
A rare and endangered male okapi calf, a species often referred to as the "Unicorn of Africa" due to its elusive nature, was born at the San Antonio Zoo, according to officials. Born Saturday, the ...
Mayor Sylvester Turner met the 1-month-old okapi, or male calf, named after him at the Houston Zoo.
In addition to pygmy hippos and an okapi, the area will house cassowaries, flamingos, a cat complex featuring small cats, a state-of-the-art animal hospital and conservation center, and red pandas.
On Tuesday, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium shared the exciting news that a male okapi calf was born on May 8 at 3:54 a.m. to mother, Damisi, and father, El Jewar.
Elombe, the okapi is a five-year-old male that arrived at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing from another AZA-accredited zoo and is now visible to the public in the Okapi Forest exhibit.
Animal keepers were on watch duty for more than two weeks, waiting for the big moment. In the early hours of May 8, they finally celebrated the birth of a baby male okapi at the Columbus Zoo and ...
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 ...
In addition to pygmy hippos and an okapi, the area will house cassowaries, flamingos, a cat complex featuring small cats, a state-of-the-art animal hospital and conservation center, and red pandas.