Discover the unique okapi, a relative of the giraffe, thriving in the Congo's dense forests despite conservation challenges. Great Big Story Posted: January 20, 2025 | Last updated: March 7, 2025 ...

By Saïbe Kabila In February 2025, rangers at Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in partnership with the Okapi Conservation Project, successfully brought an okapi to Epulu ...

African species known as ‘forest giraffe’ joins Michigan zoo’s ‘diverse animal ... Elombe, the okapi is a five-year-old male that arrived at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing from another AZA ...

In addition to the giraffes, some new animals could include African wild dogs and okapi if John Ball Zoo's request for federal stimulus dollars is successful.

This is the first okapi born at the zoo since 2013. Back then, Almasi was the 36th calf born through the Dallas Zoo's breeding program for the rare African animal.

Illegal gold-mining is destroying tracts of pristine rainforest in Congo's Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site meant to be a haven for the endangered mammal nicknamed Africa's ...

Okapi are members of the giraffidae family, a once diverse and large group of creatures that roamed Africa millions of years ago. Scientists believe that okapi and giraffes – as the surviving members ...

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Zoo says the baby Okapi born to first-time parents Ludimi and Epulu now has a name and is already ... is having fun making his way around his habitat in Africa Live!

Chinese-run gold mining operations are encroaching on the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in eastern ... iAfrica stands as one of South Africa's most enduring portals. In 2018, Africa.com acquired ...

The okapi was born Sept. 2, 2023 and was named Gates. At the time, she was determined to be a male. She has been living in the Africa Live! habitat.