San DiegoSan Diego — Okapis are the closest living relatives of giraffes. And like their longer-necked cousins, okapis are endangered. So the recent birth of an okapi at the San Diego Zoo was cause ...

A species survival center in Louisiana is awaiting a special delivery: a newborn okapi. The “zebra giraffe” is not an animal you’ll often see at a zoo, the Audubon Nature Institute told McClatchy News ...

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 ...

Okapi, a relative of giraffes, are dwindling in the wild due to human settlement and deforestation She’s striped and creating hype! Meet the Los Angeles Zoo’s first female okapi calf. Also known as ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A rare okapi calf, a forest giraffe native to Central Africa, was born on September 24 at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo to experienced mother “Betty.” The yet-to-be-named newborn, a male ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida zoo says an endangered distant relative of a giraffe has died, less than two months after its birth. ZooTampa at Lowry Park said Thursday that laboratory tests suggest the ...