Often known as the 'forest giraffe', okapi are mammals native to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From "forest giraffes" to frozen laughs, these positive stories have been making the news over the last week.

A trip to Walt Disney World just isn't complete without a visit to Disney's Animal Kingdom. Whether you frequently visit your local zoo or rarely get the chance to learn about nature, seeing so many ...

HOUSTON – The Houston Zoo has put on display a baby okapi, a solitary species that in the wild is found deep in the dense rainforests of sub-Saharan Africa. The male calf, who was born April 20 to ...

A newborn okapi will make its public debut this weekend during the Houston Zoo's first Dia de los Muertos celebration. Okapis are Central African animals with zebra-like stripes that are "closely ...

A member of a rare and endangered species related to the giraffe was recently born at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, according to zoo officials. The okapi, which zoo officials announced as a ...

A baby okapi, a rare and endangered species related to the giraffe, was born at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden last week. It’s the 18th okapi calf born at the zoo since 1989, and the fourth ...

The okapi has been named Mokonzi, which is Lingala for prince, king, or position of honor, according to a social media post by the zoo. Okapis are native to the Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

Elijah, a baby okapi born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in October, is now within sight of theme park visitors. The young animal has joined his mother on DAK’s Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail. Elijah is ...