The birth of a rare okapi calf is being celebrated by zookeepers — and its arrival will help reveal the secrets of "one of the least known and understood species on the planet," said British news ...

The second zone of Mandai Wildlife Group's Rainforest Wild Adventure celebrated its grand opening today (May 29), following a soft launch on May 20, with Minister for Sustainability and the ...

The number of okapis at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park increased by one recently with the birth of a male calf of the unique species nicknamed the "forest giraffe," it was announced Monday. The ...

Okapi, a relative of giraffes, are dwindling in the wild due to human settlement and deforestation Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

The okapi is one of the rainforest’s most mysterious mammals. At first glance, it looks like someone stitched together a zebra and a giraffe. Its hind legs have striking white stripes, its face is ...

LANSING, MI – A Michigan zoo is celebrating the arrival of a new species. Staff at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing announced this week the arrival of Elombe, a five-year-old male okapi. He is now visible ...

A group that works to protect the rare okapi, a type of forest giraffe found only in the Congo Basin, has has won mongabay.com’s 2012 conservation award. The Okapi Conservation Project [DONATE] has ...

The Sacramento Zoo held the grand opening for its new exhibit Friday, featuring two new residents that look like a cross between a zebra and some sort of antelope. They’re called okapi, and they’re ...