After a 14-month-long pregnancy, K'tusha the okapi finally got to meet her little girl. The 7-year-old Chester Zoo resident gave birth to her calf Nia Nia in late December, and now the rare baby is ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Zoo announced Friday that it said goodbye to a 14-year-old okapi after a “significant decline in her health last week.” While its striped markings resemble that of a zebra, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden says a new member was added to the zoo family in the early hours of Wednesday morning. First-time mom, Kayin gave birth to a bouncing ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Zoo is celebrating the birth of an endangered female okapi calf. OKC Zoo said the calf was born on Sunday night in the okapi barn at Expedition Africa, presented by ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The okapi, an endangered species that looks like a cross between a large antelope and a zebra, but is most closely related to the giraffe, is found ...

NEW ORLEANS - Audubon Nature Institute officials announce the birth of the first okapi calf born at the Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center. Okapi are listed as Endangered on the ...

As the population of the Okapi in Congo drops by 50% since 1995, the animal species is feared to be facing grave endangerment. CNN has reported that the population of Okapi species is now only at ...

What looks like a cross between a zebra, a donkey and a giraffe, sporting a purple tongue long enough to wipe its own eyelids? Why, the okapi of course! Today, the Wildlife Conservation Society’s ...

The Houston Zoo is celebrating a first: The birth of a healthy, rare baby okapi. The yet-to-be-named male was born Nov. 6, tipping the scales at 40 pounds. The baby's mother, Tulia, is relishing her ...

Of all wild animals, the okapi* is considered the shyest, the most subtle. The first white man who ever tracked and shot one and brought back the skin and skeleton has arrived in Manhattan, on his way ...

He's two weeks old and happy to be alive: Jackson, the newest okapi born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, couldn't keep his excitement contained on Tuesday as he pranced around his new barn. Born ...

The elusive okapi calf named Nia Nia, born at the Chester Zoo in December, recently started exploring her outdoor enclosure Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...