Kora the okapi calf is starting to gain confidence and explore her surroundings after nesting with mom Ada since her November 2021 birth Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

April 23, 2025 — Josh brings us to the Zoo this morning to meet the Okapi he is lucky to have at Potawatomi Zoo, acting as part of a successful breeding program for the illusive cousin of the giraffe.

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! Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

One word summarizes what’s new at South Bend’s Potawatomi Zoo this summer: okapi. Not familiar? The zoo hopes to teach you. Okapi (pronounced oh-KAHP-ee) are an endangered species from Africa, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...